Christchurch family walking to Wellington to protest TPPAJOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/FAIRFAX NZ Rachel Thomas, with her children, Pita Roberts, 9, left, Jai Roberts, 5, and Tema Roberts, 11. They will be walking to Wellington to protest the TPPA. Christchurch woman Rachel Thomas and her three children will walk from Christchurch to Wellington to protest the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) trade deal. The walk will take three weeks with the group expected to arrive in Wellington on November 3. READ MORE:* US officials heading to New Zealand for TPPA trade deal talks* TPPA: How it will affect your access to medicines* The TPPA explained in 30 seconds* The TPPA explained in 30 minutes* TPPA could add $1b to Pharmac bill - Labour* No increased medicines bill under TPPA - Groser* Generic medicine fears outweigh TPPA 'red herrings' - Labour"For a while there was a lack of momentum .

Source: Stuff October 14, 2016 06:48 UTC