The Māori Electoral Option gives New Zealanders of Māori descent the opportunity to choose whether they want to be on the Māori Electoral Roll or the General Electoral Roll when they vote in the next two General Elections.

Stakeholder registration for Round 15 of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations is now open.  Round 15 will be hosted by New Zealand at the SkyCity Convention Centre in central Auckland over 3-12 December 2012.

Stakeholders from the eleven TPP participant countries are invited to a host-organised programme at the negotiating venue on Friday 7 December, comprising:

• 9am-2pm:  Scheduled stakeholder presentations
• 4pm:  Stakeholder briefing with Chief Negotiators from each TPP delegation

New Zealand will host Round 15 of TPP negotiations over the period 3-12 December 2012 in Auckland.
Trade Minister Tim Groser says that New Zealand looks forward to welcoming hundreds of TPP negotiators from around the Asia Pacific region.
New Zealand previously hosted Round 4 in December 2010, also in Auckland.

A reunion for those who studied, lived or worked in ‘The Windy City’. A not-to-be missed evening of good food, fun entertainment and,
more importantly, happy times with old friends from Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Hongkong, Canada and elsewhere... All happening on SATURDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2012, at One World Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

You pay RM230 per pax for the dinner and get to attend for FREE the following Pre-Events in Kuala Lumpur (Pre-registration required):