pn906. Marhall Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati less than two metres above sea level, the height of our new Prime Minister

Christopher Luxon is nearly two
metres tall. 

Commenting at the COP28 (UN climate change summit) meeting in Dubai, on the new National government's plans to allow new marine oil and exploration,  Palau President Surangei Whipps spoke of NZ and the challenges facing Pacific islands countries:

“As a Pacific island country. I believe that New Zealand should understand better than any other country. 

"We have Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, all their islands are less than two metres above water.

“I mean, if you’re a Pacific island nation, and you don’t understand that, I don’t know, I don’t know how, what else we can say. It’s just tragic to be hearing these kinds of actions by the New Zealand government.”

This comes as King Charles  warned world leaders the world "rests" on the decisions taken by them at the COP28 summit, while UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced plans for the world's largest offshore wind farm and spoke on his country's climate record and , and UN Secretary-General, Antonio António Guterres gave an impassioned speech on the need to tackle the climate crisis.