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February 22, 2026
SPECIAL REPORT: By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist Last week, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters said Aotearoa’s immigration settings were “no way to treat our Pacific cousins”. “All Pacific people want is a fair go, equivalent to what other nations are getting, and they’re not getting it,” he said outside Parliament. While Peters’ ... <a title="Climate-related migration: Is New Zealand living up to the ‘Pacific family’ rhetoric?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/climate-related-migration-is-new-zealand-living-up-to-the-pacific-family-rhetoric/" aria-label="Read more about Climate-related migration: Is New Zealand living up to the ‘Pacific family’ rhetoric?">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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February 18, 2026
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has urged legislators not to sow seeds of “fear and division” as the country moves towards a general election later this year. Speaking at the opening of the fourth and final session of Parliament before the polls, Ratu Naiqama called on political leaders and ... <a title="Fiji’s president warns against sowing ‘seeds of fear’ ahead of elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/fijis-president-warns-against-sowing-seeds-of-fear-ahead-of-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s president warns against sowing ‘seeds of fear’ ahead of elections">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
By Layla Bailey-McDowell, RNZ Māori news journalist Climate change has been a key focus for iwi leaders gathering at Waitangi this week, as coastal communities across New Zealand’s North Island recover from recent severe weather events. The National Iwi Chairs Forum, representing more than 70 iwi, has been meeting to set priorities for the year ... <a title="Climate change a priority for NZ’s iwi leaders at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/climate-change-a-priority-for-nzs-iwi-leaders-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change a priority for NZ’s iwi leaders at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Just over a week after the United States announced its withdrawal from the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) — China has stepped in to fill the funding gap. President Donald Trump included the scientific organisation among a list of others that US government officials were ordered to withdraw from. ... <a title="China matches US contribution to Pacific environmental body a week after Trump pulls out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/china-matches-us-contribution-to-pacific-environmental-body-a-week-after-trump-pulls-out/" aria-label="Read more about China matches US contribution to Pacific environmental body a week after Trump pulls out">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Pacific climate leaders are disappointed that Australia has lost the bid to host the United Nations Climate Conference, COP31, in 2026. Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr said he was “deeply disappointed” by the outcome. Australia had campaigned for years for the meeting to be held in its country, and ... <a title="Pacific climate leaders ‘deeply disappointed’ as Australia loses bid to host COP31" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/pacific-climate-leaders-deeply-disappointed-as-australia-loses-bid-to-host-cop31/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific climate leaders ‘deeply disappointed’ as Australia loses bid to host COP31">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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November 10, 2025
Asia Pacific Report In an open letter released at the Belém Climate Summit, special envoys for strategic regions have expressed their support for the COP30 presidency and for all leaders committed to advancing climate crisis action. Former New Zealand prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern, the “voice” for Oceania, was among the seven climate envoys signing ... <a title="Oceania ‘voice’ Jacinda Ardern in open letter climate crisis plea in Brazil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/oceania-voice-jacinda-ardern-in-open-letter-climate-crisis-plea-in-brazil/" aria-label="Read more about Oceania ‘voice’ Jacinda Ardern in open letter climate crisis plea in Brazil">Read more</a>
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October 25, 2025
SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News Māori and Pasifika leaders are leading climate adaptation, guided by ancestral knowledge and Indigenous principles to build resilience and shape global solutions. Last week, they played a key role in launching a new Indigenous climate adaptation network at a wānanga ahead of Adaptation Futures ... <a title="‘Oceania voices’ – Indigenous climate adaptation network launches in Ōtautahi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/25/oceania-voices-indigenous-climate-adaptation-network-launches-in-otautahi/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Oceania voices’ – Indigenous climate adaptation network launches in Ōtautahi">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2025
RNZ Pacific Pacific leaders believe climate experts are missing an opportunity to incorporate indigenous knowledge into adaptation measures. The call has been made as hundreds of scientists, global leaders, and climate adaptation experts around the globe gather at the Adaptation Futures Conference in Christchurch. At the conference’s opening session, Tuvalu’s Environment Minister Maina Talia explained ... <a title="Pacific voices urge experts to ‘decolonise’ adaptation at New Zealand’s largest climate forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/10/15/pacific-voices-urge-experts-to-decolonise-adaptation-at-new-zealands-largest-climate-forum/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific voices urge experts to ‘decolonise’ adaptation at New Zealand’s largest climate forum">Read more</a>
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July 25, 2025
By Ezra Toara in Port Vila Vanuatu’s Minister of Climate Change Adaptation, Ralph Regenvanu, has welcomed the historic International Court of Justice (ICJ) climate ruling, calling it a “milestone in the fight for climate justice”. The ICJ has delivered a landmark advisory opinion on states’ obligations under international law to act on climate change. The ... <a title="Historic ICJ climate ruling ‘just the beginning’, says Vanuatu’s Regenvanu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/07/25/historic-icj-climate-ruling-just-the-beginning-says-vanuatus-regenvanu/" aria-label="Read more about Historic ICJ climate ruling ‘just the beginning’, says Vanuatu’s Regenvanu">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Jane McAdam, UNSW Sydney The details of a new visa enabling Tuvaluan citizens to permanently migrate to Australia were released this week. The visa was created as part of a bilateral treaty Australia and Tuvalu signed in late 2023, which aims to protect the two countries’ shared interests in security, prosperity and stability, ... <a title="Fresh details emerge on Australia’s new climate migration visa for Tuvalu residents" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/13/fresh-details-emerge-on-australias-new-climate-migration-visa-for-tuvalu-residents/" aria-label="Read more about Fresh details emerge on Australia’s new climate migration visa for Tuvalu residents">Read more</a>
