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‘Block’ resignation over riots recovery plan topples New …
17 hours ago · In his letter, Katidjo-Monnier elaborated on growing tensions between Mapou’s government and the Congress MPs. The tensions came to a head over the past few months, following the deadly pro-independence riots that started on May 13.. One particular point of contention was Mapou’s efforts to secure a loan of up to €1 billion (NZ$1.9 billion) from France, under a “PS2R” (reconstruction ...
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Superpower rivalry makes Pacific aid a bargaining chip – …
Dec 17, 2024 · ANALYSIS: By Sione Tekiteki, Auckland University of Technology The A$140 million aid agreement between Australia and Nauru signed last week is a prime example of the geopolitical tightrope vulnerable Pacific nations are walking in the 21st century.. The deal provides Nauru with direct budgetary support, stable banking services, and policing and security resources.
Nauru-Australia Treaty: Strategic gain or ‘corrupt arrangement’?
Dec 11, 2024 · By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific journalist Refugee advocates and academics are weighing in on Australia’s latest move on the Pacific geopolitical chessboard. Canberra is ploughing A$100 million over the next five years into Nauru, a remote 21 sq km atoll with a population of just over 12,000.
ICJ to begin hearings in landmark Pacific climate change case …
Dec 2, 2024 · A landmark case that began in a Pacific classroom and could change the course of future climate talks is about to be heard in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The court will begin hearings involving a record number of countries in The Hague, in the Netherlands, today. Its 15 judges have ...
Have New Zealanders really been ‘misled ... - Asia Pacific Report
Apr 21, 2024 · Official enthusiasm During his visit to Washington earlier this month, Peters said New Zealand and the Biden administration had pledged “to work ever more closely together in support of shared values and interests” in a strategic environment “considerably more challenging now than even a decade ago”. In particular, he and US Secretary of …
NZ govt plans to make ‘heavy handed’ change to free speech rules …
6 days ago · The New Zealand government coalition is tweaking university regulations to curb what it says is an increasingly “risk-averse approach” to free speech. The proposed changes will set clear expectations on how universities should approach freedom of speech issues. Each university will then have to ...
COP29: Pacific climate advocates decry outcome as ‘a catastrophic ...
Nov 25, 2024 · The figure was well short of what developing nations were asking for — more than US$1 trillion in assistance. ‘Failure of leadership’ Campaigners and non-governmental organisations called it a “betrayal” and “a shameful failure of leadership”, forcing climate vulnerable nations, such as the Pacific Islands, “to accept a …
COP29: Pacific takes stock of ‘baby steps’ global climate summit
Nov 30, 2024 · As the curtain fell at the UN climate summit in Baku last Sunday, frustration and disappointment engulfed Pacific delegations after another meeting under-delivered. Two weeks of intensive negotiations at COP29, hosted by Azerbaijan and attended by 55,000 delegates, resulted in a consensus decision ...