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Indigenous journalists are more than crisis contacts, PMN reporter tells global media forum

Pacific Media Network's Christine Rovoi says Indigenous journalists must be treated as partners, not emergency contacts.

PMN NewsWed, 24 Jun

Environment

‘Those blocking climate science are not our friends': Pacific leaders warn at Bonn talks

Pacific nations and civil society groups have united at UN climate talks, pushing back against efforts to weaken agreed language on global temperature limits as negotiations continue behind closed doors.

Christine Rovoi in Bonn, GermanyMon, 22 Jun

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Tuvalu

No forms, no waiting: Tuvalu households receive instant climate payouts after flooding

More than 400 families have received automatic cash payments after high-tide flooding, in a Pacific-first test of a new insurance system designed to get help to households faster.

Christine RovoiTue, 16 Jun

Environment

Climate risk, rising costs leave Pacific families facing insurance squeeze

Pasifika households are already less likely to have insurance than other Kiwis. Now rising premiums and growing flood risks are making that gap even harder to close.

Khalia StrongTue, 16 Jun

Environment

Pacific voyagers change course as looming El Niño threat reshapes ocean conditions

The crew behind one of the region's key traditional voyages have rewritten their sailing plans after scientists warned there is a 90 per cent chance of El Niño conditions developing in the coming months.

Christine RovoiThu, 11 Jun

Environment

Cook Islands family among hundreds forced from Wellington homes as giant swells close in

Thomas Tarurongo Wynne lives just metres from the sea and his whānau are among residents evacuating the capital’s coastline as a state of emergency remains in place and waves of up to 10 metres threaten homes.

Khalia StrongTue, 09 Jun

Environment

State of emergency declared as huge swells force Wellington coast evacuations - Mayor

Residents along parts of Wellington’s southern and eastern coastline are being urged to leave their homes ahead of forecast waves of up to nine metres, with officials warning of risks to life and property.

Christine RovoiMon, 08 Jun

Environment

Pacific on alert after powerful Philippines earthquake triggers tsunami monitoring

Emergency agencies across the Pacific are monitoring coastal waters as NEMA confirms there is no tsunami threat to Aotearoa.

Christine RovoiMon, 08 Jun

Environment

Pacific leaders urge NZ to prepare for climate displacement

Nearly one million Pacific people were displaced by climate disasters between 2010 and 2021, with Pasifika leaders warning New Zealand needs a clearer, Pacific-led plan to respond.

Khalia StrongFri, 05 Jun

Environment

Flood warning as heavy rain batters Northland, Nelson and Golden Bay

MetService is urging residents to prepare as a major weather system brings flooding risks, strong winds and heavy rain across parts of New Zealand.

PMN NewsMon, 01 Jun

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