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May 12, 2026
By Kate Newton, RNZ News climate change correspondent The political activist suing major New Zealand emitters over climate change damage says a law change blocking his case and others like it is “an affront to democracy”. The government announced yesterday it would amend climate laws to prevent companies from being sued over damage caused by ... <a title="‘Affront to democracy’ – NZ law change halts landmark climate crisis lawsuit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/affront-to-democracy-nz-law-change-halts-landmark-climate-crisis-lawsuit/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Affront to democracy’ – NZ law change halts landmark climate crisis lawsuit">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Two Extinction Rebellion activists joined the speakers today at an Auckland protest over Israel’s genocide and ecocide in Gaza and occupied Palestine, condemning the “apocalyptic” assault on both people and their living environment. Caril Cowan, a de facto coordinator of Extinction Rebellion Tāmaki Makaurau, spoke of the climate crisis this month in ... <a title="Activists tell of ‘apocalyptic’ ecocide on top of Israel’s Gaza genocide at rally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/activists-tell-of-apocalyptic-ecocide-on-top-of-israels-gaza-genocide-at-rally/" aria-label="Read more about Activists tell of ‘apocalyptic’ ecocide on top of Israel’s Gaza genocide at rally">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist “Political and ego manoeuvring” is happening behind the scenes at COP30 in Brazil, as Australia and Türkiye wrestle to host the United Nations climate event next year. Pacific Islands Forum’s climate adviser Karlos Lee Moresi, who is at the talks in Belém, said the negotiations for who would host ... <a title="COP30: ‘Ego manoeuvring’ behind scenes at UN climate talks, says Pacific delegate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/15/cop30-ego-manoeuvring-behind-scenes-at-un-climate-talks-says-pacific-delegate/" aria-label="Read more about COP30: ‘Ego manoeuvring’ behind scenes at UN climate talks, says Pacific delegate">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Palestinian supporters and protesters against the 21 months of Israeli genocide in Gaza marched after a rally in downtown Auckland today across the Viaduct to the Greenpeace environmental flagship Rainbow Warrior — and met a display of solidarity. Several people on board the campaign ship, which has been holding open days over ... <a title="Palestine solidarity rally greeted by Rainbow Warrior Gaza protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/20/palestine-solidarity-rally-greeted-by-rainbow-warrior-gaza-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine solidarity rally greeted by Rainbow Warrior Gaza protest">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
By Eloise Gibson, RNZ climate change correspondent New Zealand’s Climate Change Minister Simon Watts is going to the global climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan next week, where he will be co-leading talks on international carbon trading. But the government has been unable to commit to using the trading mechanism he is leading high-level discussions about, ... <a title="COP29: Does NZ have the credibility to lead carbon trading talks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/cop29-does-nz-have-the-credibility-to-lead-carbon-trading-talks/" aria-label="Read more about COP29: Does NZ have the credibility to lead carbon trading talks?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Environmental destruction is not an unintended side effect, but a primary objective in colonial wars of occupation. By David Whyte and Samira Homerang Saunders Many in the international community are finally coming to accept that the earth’s ecosystem can no longer bear the weight of military occupation. Most have reached this inevitable conclusion, clearly articulated in the ... <a title="From Papua to Gaza, military occupation leads to ‘ecocide’ – climate catastrophe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/from-papua-to-gaza-military-occupation-leads-to-ecocide-climate-catastrophe/" aria-label="Read more about From Papua to Gaza, military occupation leads to ‘ecocide’ – climate catastrophe">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2023
By Eloise Gibson, RNZ climate change correspondent While attention is focused on economists finding a $500 million-a-year hole in National’s tax plans, a similar-sized hole in climate costings is hiding in plain sight — and it applies to Labour, too. National appears to have the bigger gap, however. The gulf was highlighted in the Pre-election ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Both Labour and National face multimillion dollar ‘climate hole’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/22/nz-election-2023-both-labour-and-national-face-multimillion-dollar-climate-hole/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Both Labour and National face multimillion dollar ‘climate hole’">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2023
Pacific island countries’ “relentless” efforts at the UN’s specialist agency on shipping, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), has resulted in the adoption of a new emissions reductions strategy to ensure the Paris Agreement goal remains within reach. The IMO’s 80th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC80) was under pressure to deliver an outcome to reduce the global ... <a title="UN shipping agency endorses 1.5 degrees plan after ‘relentless Pacific lobbying’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/08/un-shipping-agency-endorses-1-5-degrees-plan-after-relentless-pacific-lobbying/" aria-label="Read more about UN shipping agency endorses 1.5 degrees plan after ‘relentless Pacific lobbying’">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2022
By Giles Dexter, RNZ News political reporter New Zealand will provide $15 million to support Samoa with its climate change priorities. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement in Apia today at a joint press conference with Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa. “This funding will help build Samoa’s resilience to the impacts of climate ... <a title="NZ to provide $15m to support Samoa over climate change action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/02/nz-to-provide-15m-to-support-samoa-over-climate-change-action/" aria-label="Read more about NZ to provide $15m to support Samoa over climate change action">Read more</a>
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July 18, 2022
By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva Climate change remains the single greatest existential threat facing the Blue Pacific, as leaders concluded the biggest diplomatic regional meeting in Suva last week with a plea for the world to take urgent action to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. While renewed commitments by Australia to reduce its carbon ... <a title="Pacific leaders call on world to take urgent climate action for island region’s ‘survival’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/18/pacific-leaders-call-on-world-to-take-urgent-climate-action-for-island-regions-survival/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific leaders call on world to take urgent climate action for island region’s ‘survival’">Read more</a>
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July 17, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Megan Darby, editor of Climate Home News When it comes to the world’s two biggest emitters, we are caught between a secretive autocracy and an oversharing corrupted democracy. Most media attention is focused on the latter. The United States this week raised hopes of a compromise climate spending bill and quashed it again ... <a title="Climate rivalry between secretive autocracy and corrupted democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/17/climate-rivalry-between-secretive-autocracy-and-corrupted-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Climate rivalry between secretive autocracy and corrupted democracy">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2022
RNZ News Critics of New Zealand’s new $4.5 billion global warming plan to help New Zealanders into electric vehicles and hybrids say a significant cheque for the Clean Car programme is sending the wrong message about the role cars play in the country’s future. Victoria University of Wellington’s environmental studies Professor Ralph Chapman said — ... <a title="NZ’s focus on private vehicles an ‘off-track’ climate change plan, say critics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/17/nzs-focus-on-private-vehicles-an-off-track-climate-change-plan-say-critics/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s focus on private vehicles an ‘off-track’ climate change plan, say critics">Read more</a>
