‘Frustrated’ USP law students were catalyst for landmark UN climate vote
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
There was euphoria at the campus of the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva in Fiji last Thursday...
UN adopts Vanuatu-led resolution in ‘epic win’ on climate change
RNZ Pacific
The UN General Assembly has adopted a Vanuatu-led resolution calling for an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate...
Indonesia ‘makes humanitarianism illegal’ for West Papuans – 20 arrests claimed
Asia Pacific Report
Twenty West Papuans who were fundraising for the victims of tropical cyclones in Vanuatu were today arrested by Indonesian police in Jayapura,...
Some Pacific nations ‘won’t survive’ if NZ and world drop the climate ball
By Hamish Cardwell
There is “is much to win by trying” to take action on climate change — that is a key finding in a...
Mediawatch on Cyclone Gabrielle: ‘I’m proud to be working on this newspaper’
RNZ Mediawatch
New Zealand’s media were in emergency mode yet again this week, offering hours of extra coverage on air, online and in print.
Outlets in...
Cyclone Gabrielle triggers more destructive forestry ‘slash’ – NZ must change how it grows trees
ANALYSIS: By Mark Bloomberg, University of Canterbury
The severe impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on the North Island, and the five severe weather events experienced by...