Murray Horton of the Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa (CAFCA)

Published: May 5, 2011, midnight

This weeks interview is very disturbing and it will alarm you. Little do we know the extent of what is happening as rapacious big business, with industry insiders, compliant and or silent media and gagged politicians see off New Zealands assets and sovereignty in what is a shocking expose of corporate takeover in this country.\xa0\xa0 It\u2019s unprecedented! Huge areas of land are being sold off to overseas interests, businesses too, and the NZ public is completely unaware. Representatives of Government are secretly negotiating agreements and treaties, that do not have to be ratified by Parliament, (unlike America, where they have to go before Congress) that when signed, locks NZ into contracts that will be impossible to withdraw from. As for our military relationship with the USA, listen for some very secretive info that we know nothing about. And what wiki links says about insiders in NZ, who are working against our sovereignty and security and not in the interests of our people as a whole. Why the secrecy? Listen to Murray\u2019s passionate overview of what is happening right at this very moment on: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the dangers it poses to the NZ economy and to our very democracy. The National government if it remains in power have stated it will continue to Privatise our Public Assets. The relentless takeover of NZ businesses and land by transnational corporations. The re-absorption of NZ into the US Empire. And, most, importantly, how the New Zealand people can fight back; it's too crucial to be left up to the politicians. Note that the TPPA\xa0\xa0 - is called TAKING PEOPLES POWER AWAY!\xa0\xa0\xa0 IT\u2019S NOT A TRADE AGREEMENT OF INTEREST: Since the devastating Christchurch Earthquake, community groups from the grass roots up are making a very significant impact by working with locals to support them with repairs, food, health, energy and general goodwill.\xa0 It is grass roots organizations that are the essential key to community coming together. http://www.cafca.org.nz http://www.tppwatch.org http://www.nznotforsale.org