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Native Hawai’ian official blames colonisation, climate change for wildfires

August 18, 2023

RNZ Pacific The board chair of the Office of Hawai’ian Affairs says the Maui wildfires were caused in part by climate change and colonisation. Carmen Lindsey said as kānaka (Native Hawai’ians), no words could describe the devastation of the losses in Lāhainā, the former capital of the Hawai’ian Kingdom, on the island of Maui. “The ... <a title="Native Hawai’ian official blames colonisation, climate change for wildfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/native-hawaiian-official-blames-colonisation-climate-change-for-wildfires/" aria-label="Read more about Native Hawai’ian official blames colonisation, climate change for wildfires">Read more</a>

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Rainbow Warrior sails Pacific seeking evidence for World Court climate case

August 14, 2023

By Sera Sefeti in Suva International environmental campaign group Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior is currently sailing across the Pacific, calling at ports and collecting evidence to present to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) — the World Court — during a historic hearing in The Hague next year. Rainbow Warrior staff and crew will be ... <a title="Rainbow Warrior sails Pacific seeking evidence for World Court climate case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/rainbow-warrior-sails-pacific-seeking-evidence-for-world-court-climate-case/" aria-label="Read more about Rainbow Warrior sails Pacific seeking evidence for World Court climate case">Read more</a>

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‘Grassroots action’ could address climate change in Micronesia

July 22, 2023

By Eleisha Foon, RNZ journalist A new report has found practical solutions to address climate change in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), including raising roads and using mangrove forests. Decision-makers have been urged to prepare for major changes. These include heatwaves, stronger typhoons, a declining ecosystem, threatened food security and increased health issues. The ... <a title="‘Grassroots action’ could address climate change in Micronesia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/22/grassroots-action-could-address-climate-change-in-micronesia/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Grassroots action’ could address climate change in Micronesia">Read more</a>

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Climate crisis greatest threat to Pacific regional security, says Vanuatu PM

June 7, 2023

By Hilaire Bule, RNZ Pacific Vanuatu correspondent in Port Vila Vanuatu Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau says Pacific security is about the security of the Pacific peoples and their way of life as identified by Forum leaders in the Boe Declaration. Kalsakau said this reaffirmed climate change as the single greatest threat to regional security. The ... <a title="Climate crisis greatest threat to Pacific regional security, says Vanuatu PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/07/climate-crisis-greatest-threat-to-pacific-regional-security-says-vanuatu-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Climate crisis greatest threat to Pacific regional security, says Vanuatu PM">Read more</a>

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Background to SCORI – is this a sell-out of Pacific’s ‘Sea of Islands’?

May 30, 2023

By concerned citizens of the Pacific The signing of the memorandum of understanding between the University of the South Pacific’s vice-chancellor and president, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, and the Indian government’s National Centre for Coastal Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, in March for the setting up of a Sustainable Coastal and Ocean Research Institute (SCORI) has ... <a title="Background to SCORI – is this a sell-out of Pacific’s ‘Sea of Islands’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/30/background-to-scori-is-this-a-sell-out-of-pacifics-sea-of-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Background to SCORI – is this a sell-out of Pacific’s ‘Sea of Islands’?">Read more</a>

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India launches ‘celebration of future’ climate research centre at USP

May 28, 2023

By Joeli Bili in Suva A partnership forged between the Indian government and the University of the South Pacific (USP) will see the establishment of a new Fiji-based centre for climate change, coastal and ocean management in the region. The Sustainable Coastal and Ocean Research Institute (SCORI) at USP’s Suva campus was launched on May ... <a title="India launches ‘celebration of future’ climate research centre at USP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/28/india-launches-celebration-of-future-climate-research-centre-at-usp/" aria-label="Read more about India launches ‘celebration of future’ climate research centre at USP">Read more</a>

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Some Pacific nations ‘won’t survive’ if NZ and world drop the climate ball

March 21, 2023

By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News senior journalist There is “is much to win by trying” to take action on climate change — that is a key finding in a major new international climate report the UN chief is calling a “survival guide for humanity”. It is something of a mic drop moment for the army ... <a title="Some Pacific nations ‘won’t survive’ if NZ and world drop the climate ball" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/some-pacific-nations-wont-survive-if-nz-and-world-drop-the-climate-ball/" aria-label="Read more about Some Pacific nations ‘won’t survive’ if NZ and world drop the climate ball">Read more</a>

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Nick Young: NZ’s climate floods expose stark truth – people paying price of corporate greed crisis

February 3, 2023

By Nick Young of Greenpeace My family and I are lucky to have come through it unscathed, but my neighbourhood in Titirangi has been ravaged. Many people here and around the wider region have lost their homes altogether. I’ve seen people’s belongings out on the streets in piles ruined beyond repair, houses swamped and whole ... <a title="Nick Young: NZ’s climate floods expose stark truth – people paying price of corporate greed crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/03/nick-young-nzs-climate-floods-expose-stark-truth-people-paying-price-of-corporate-greed-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Nick Young: NZ’s climate floods expose stark truth – people paying price of corporate greed crisis">Read more</a>

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Call NZ’s catastrophic deluge a ‘climate disaster’, says Greenpeace

January 30, 2023

Asia Pacific Report Greenpeace claimed today claimed New Zealand’s extreme rain and flooding crisis in the North Island at the weekend as a “climate disaster”. “As our friends, family and neighbours across Auckland and the North Island have been battered by unprecedented rain and flooding, it’s a visceral reminder that climate change is upon us ... <a title="Call NZ’s catastrophic deluge a ‘climate disaster’, says Greenpeace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/30/call-nzs-catastrophic-deluge-a-climate-disaster-says-greenpeace/" aria-label="Read more about Call NZ’s catastrophic deluge a ‘climate disaster’, says Greenpeace">Read more</a>

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Fiji ‘bully of the region’ under former government, claims airlines chief

January 14, 2023

By Repeka Nasiko in Suva Fiji was regarded a bully, flexing its muscle as a selfish and arrogant player in regional forums, claims Association of South Pacific Airlines (ASPA) president George Faktaufon. He said he hoped Fiji would rejoin the regional aviation community with the election of the new coalition government. Faktaufon said Fiji — ... <a title="Fiji ‘bully of the region’ under former government, claims airlines chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/14/fiji-bully-of-the-region-under-former-government-claims-airlines-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji ‘bully of the region’ under former government, claims airlines chief">Read more</a>

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Pacific climate stories need to be ‘heard and told’, says USP award winner

October 20, 2022

By Akansha Narayan in Suva Award-winning University of the South Pacific student journalist Sera Tikotikoivatu-Sefeti says Pacific voices on the climate fight need to be amplified for big nations to notice and be accountable for their actions. The final-year student recently won the top prize in the tertiary level journalism students category at the 2022 ... <a title="Pacific climate stories need to be ‘heard and told’, says USP award winner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/20/pacific-climate-stories-need-to-be-heard-and-told-says-usp-award-winner/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific climate stories need to be ‘heard and told’, says USP award winner">Read more</a>

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Hundreds evacuated in NZ’s South Island floods – state of emergency

August 18, 2022

RNZ News Hundreds of people in Nelson in Aotearoa New Zealand’s South Island spent the night out of their homes and a state of emergency was declared after the Maitai River burst its banks. Occupants of 233 homes near the Maitai River were evacuated and cordons put in place at Tasman and Nile Streets. Soldiers ... <a title="Hundreds evacuated in NZ’s South Island floods – state of emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/18/hundreds-evacuated-in-nzs-south-island-floods-state-of-emergency/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds evacuated in NZ’s South Island floods – state of emergency">Read more</a>