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Protesters: TPP protests about making a point, not causing trouble

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Newstalk ZB staff,
Publish Date
Wed, 3 Feb 2016, 6:24pm
TPP protesters on Queen St (Alex Braae)

Protesters: TPP protests about making a point, not causing trouble

Author
Newstalk ZB staff,
Publish Date
Wed, 3 Feb 2016, 6:24pm

Veteran protester Sue Bradford hopes today's anti-TPP protests will be staunch, but won't become violent.

Some opponents of the controversial trade deal are planning a blockade around Sky City where the agreement will be signed.

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Other opponents are planning a separate march at Aotea Square and along Queen Street from midday.

Sue Bradford said she doesn't want to see anybody harmed or any property damaged during the protests.

"The intention is to create as staunch a protest as possible, that's certainly what I aim to be part of to make our point heard as strongly as possible, but in a non violent way."

Bradford said tomorrow's anti-TPP protests will be about making a point, not causing trouble.

Some activists have said they are planning to video the protest on their phones to record any police brutality.

But Sue Bradford said the main focus of the protests will be to voice opposition to the TPP.

Meanwhile concern remains that New Zealanders still have not had the chance to express how they feel about the Trans Pacific Partnership.

E tu National Secretary Bill Newson said the lack of information throughout the negotiating process has been unfair.

Mr Newson said the agreement is so bad, and the fact there's been such a lack of information out there for the public means New Zealanders have only been given a very short time to express their views.

"We think that the breadth and depth of comment and concern about this across New Zealand reflects the fact that there's a wide degree of skepticism by New Zealanders, but I can tell you particularly by New Zealand workers." 

 

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