Tag: Climate crisis

Wansolwara The news media’s crucial role in climate change and environment journalism was the focus of The University of the South Pacific’s Journalism Programme 2024...

Pacific Media Watch Journalists who report on environmental issues are encountering growing difficulties in many parts of the world, reports Reporters Without Borders. According to the...

Asia Pacific Report From Whangārei in the north to Invercargill in the south, thousands took to the streets of Aotearoa New Zealand in today's climate...

Pacific Media Watch Earthwise presenters Lois and Martin Griffiths on Plains FM 96.9 community radio talk to Dr David Robie, a New Zealand author, independent...

By Monika Singh of Wansolwara The fourth smallest country in the world with a population of just over 11,000 people --  Tuvalu -- fears being...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist A political commentator says Green Party co-leader James Shaw was a "friend of the Pacific". Shaw, who was previously New...

By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva Right across the South Pacific region, communities are no longer living on idyllic islands -- they are facing serious problems...

By Eloise Gibson, RNZ climate change correspondent Scientists studying dramatic Antarctic sea ice loss have called for urgent reductions to greenhouse gases to keep the...

By Anneke Smith, RNZ News political reporter New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has been spreading misleading climate information at public meetings during the Aotearoa...

By Tess Brunton, RNZ News reporter A Dunedin climate activist has been sentenced to 125 hours of community work after writing a fake email saying...

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Pacific youth climate champion Suluafi Brianna Fruean has likened her first time in the United Nations building to primary...

COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury Aotearoa New Zealand's opposition - and poll leader -- National Party's three biggest donors have a combined net worth of $15...

By Isabella Kaminski in Hamburg The heads of small island states -- including four Pacific countries -- most vulnerable to climate change have criticised “endless”...

By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva While Japan’s discharge of nuclear waste waters into the Pacific from its Fukushima nuclear plant has been drawing flak across...

By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific journalist A young Samoan climate activist says the UN's new guidance on children's rights to a clean, healthy and sustainable...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila The leaders of five Melanesian countries and territories avoided a definitive update on the status of...

By Doddy Morris in Port Vila Melanesian prime ministers have have signed off two declarations addressing the pressing issues of climate crisis and national security. The...

ANALYSIS: By Timothy Welch, University of Auckland Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about...

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...

Asia Pacific Report Greenpeace has welcomed the Greens for being the first party to announce a household solar policy for Aotearoa New Zealand's election in...

By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist The death toll from the devastating wildfire that engulfed the historic beachside town of Lāhainā on the island of...

By David Robie Two researchers examining responses to conspiratorial pandemic narratives have warned Aotearoa New Zealand not to be complacent over the risk of fringe...