in our own uniquely New Zealand way. Gordon Campbell: If the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal was a new car you probably wouldn't buy it, or at least not from this dealership. There will be no chance of a test drive with this baby. The pre-conditions for the TPP trade pact mean that New Zealanders will not be informed what is in the agreement before it comes into force, even though some ingredients could well render central government liable to being sued... More&gt;&gt; Foreign Minister Murray McCully has confirmed that New Zealand will vote in favour of the resolution on the status of Palestine, due to go before the United Nations General Assembly this morning. But the Minister says a UN resolution is "a poor substitute for direct negotiations between the two parties". More&gt;&gt; To put it into perspective a 10% pay disparity means women working fulltime in New Zealand would effectively stop being paid from today, while men similarly employed would stay on the payroll until the end of year. More&gt;&gt; "While the Ministry of Education's new payroll project is still in its early stages, the number of issues resulting from the payroll transition has been unacceptable. The review will be comprehensive and thorough," says Mr Foss. More&gt;&gt; The controversial oil and gas discovery technique known as fracking is safe when conducted to best practice standards, says the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright, in an interim report. More&gt;&gt; By now, we've come to recognize Prime Minister