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New Zealand: Protesters decry trade deal’s signing

SOME 1,000 pro-democracy protesters rallied against the signing of an anti-worker and anti-democratic trade agreement in New Zealand yesterday.

The peaceful march obstructed traffic in the centre of Auckland, where the signing was set to take place. A smaller demonstration was held in the capital Wellington.

Representatives of New Zealand, the United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Peru, Chile, Vietnam and Brunei gathered to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

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