New Zealand commits millions to climate relocation fund for Fiji

New Zealand has made a pioneering international donation to a fund to help Fijian communities forced to move by rising seas and extreme weather driven by climate change.

"The relocation of communities has already started in Fiji," said New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, announcing the donation in Suva, Fiji's capital on Thursday. The donation was the first international government contribution to Fiji's Climate Relocation and Displaced Peoples Trust Fund, Ardern said.

Thought China was donating to Fiji by building their roading etc along with using as army base?

Thats a great idea ! ..... Why don't you bring them all to NZ?

But it’s not sinking !!!!

Except for the fact that seas are not rising and that this is a scam and huge waste of money, what a great idea!

Maybe she should read works of eminent NZ researcher Dr Paul Kench.

That is a blatant misuse of NZ taxpayer $’s she needs to stop her virtue signalling & fix the mess she has in her own backyard . Pacifica islands have been growing confirmed by scientific data . Her gesture is about politics nothing less.

Good work. The $500m we gave them last year for that went to setting up a new bank. And it was not the water kind of bank.

She is a complete idiot as surveys show fiji isn't becoming submerged. I wouldn't be surprized if nz and australia cough up lots of money to these islands because it they don't china will.

Normals would be aware that Fiji is made up of volcanic islands, not atolls. It is mountainous and rises more than 1km above the ocean.

Which Islands?

Jessica Arden is the world's best prime minister! Better then all the males too! 🥳🥳🥳

What did our scum politicians do? Snigger and giggle. So outclassed

ScottMorrisonMP are you going to follow suit We have a responsibility to help our pacific neighbours!

I suspect most of the people piling praise on Ardern don’t live in New Zealand

Yes. Money that could be spent on the poor kids here in NZ. Ah well, never mind. nzpol

Leave her there

What Rising Seas

Firstly, a solution to a non-existent problem. Secondly, I doubt the Fijians will ever see a single cent of this money. Zero.

What rising seas? Can we see some visual evidence of this occurring? Just a picture of an island submerged would be a start. This is all a UN money grabbing climate change con.

NZ - Jacinda Ardern kicking Australia's arse with how she Governs & shows leadership..Now if only we could have an intelligent, progressive thinking, Party who cares about Australia & ALL it's people, re: of if they're Rich or Poor. Not a - PentacostalPM CorruptLNP Narcissists

What an embarrassment - not long till she's gone NZ 😉

What absolute disgrace from a leader who seems to lack enough unbiased intelligence to see climate change is a lie and deception. Election must deal a decisive blow to end the reign

Empathy, compassion and leadership...all the qualities our government doesn’t have.

Oh, where is Australia's Jacinda We need more of that kind of leadership in OZ. Bouquets to her & the NZ parliament.

It's a slush fund. Diverting taxpayer cash into some spurious and virtuous ideal that cannot and will not be accountable.

And the liberals on hot mic laughed at our neighbours losing everything to rising sea levels.

There is no impact. Madness

We need women leading every country in the world. Right now!

A New Zealand research team discovered that 43% of Pacific Islands are GROWING in size Logic and reason are dead

I'm in awe of this wonderful woman

Why don’t they sell their useless coastal land to hotel developers?

Are we chipping in? ScottyFromMarketting

Why is Ardern relocating Fijians to New Zealand?

alyxei1 I am holidaying in NZ at Easter. I will try and bring Jacinda back with me.

What a champion! Go Jacinda, if only other political leaders had your penanche and modern outlook. Stuck with ScoMoFo

All countries are impacted by rising seas: it’s called high tide.

China builds whole islands from underwater shoals. Relocation is not the only option.

Sand movs by tides every day, since forever. If people build or live on inadequate locally legislated zoning hardely rising waters. Oyster farmers .4 to .6 ideal level on low tide has not changed since 1950’s when first established oyster farming

Jackthelad1947 This is a Real Leader.She does for her Country Not for Herself, Unlike Australias Leader.

What a difference a Good PM looks like

Well done Fiji and NZ. In 1989 Margaret Thatcher (a Tory) spoke about assistance to small nations who would suffer with climate change. It's not a L/R issue, its humanity. Now wake up Australia, where are you?

We will trade you for ScottyfromMarketing aka scottyfromsportsrorts any day. You don't know how good you have got it. Awesome person, better PM jacindaardern

The NZ taxpayer rejoices

elliemail I believe Bob Hawke pledged Australia to look after Pacific Island nations if the ice melted.

Why Why Why! Now all the Aussie lefty greeny vegan tosspots are going to applaud this senseless act and suggest she'd be a better PM than others. Regardless of how far backwards she has forced her own country. Stop it .

What a waste of NZ taxpayers' funds.

While she’s “rescuing” Fiji, Obama has purchased a great deal of ocean view realestate.

🧡 New Zealand! Great work Jacinta!

This is why Australia needs a transgender prime minister.

And WHO is going to pay for the donation? NZ taxpayers, not her of course. When times are difficult for NZ citizens the leftist PM thinks about ......pacific islands!

last time I checked it's still there

Outstanding 'regional' leadership in the context of environmental refugees!

Qldaah Behold kindness and leadership

They’ve got a few 1000 years to plan it I guess .

Ardern is a socialist fruit cake. Sea levels will fall during the next Little Ice Age which is now upon us.

SBS The answer to a problem that doesn’t exist.

How generous she is with other peoples money! But please tell me, Jacinda: where have the seas risen? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Damn that fake news stinks. Go and have a wash , you smell REALLY bad.

My how one task can separate you from the crowd! From a leadership perspective, would you be a backer of the NZ PM? Leadership apol ClimateCrisis ClimateAction

SBS Abfab New Zealand Pals 💞 💘 😘🐇😍

Shame the sea levels aren’t rising

A caring neighbor

Shame that the sea isn’t rising, otherwise this would be a feel good story.

shapednoise Good to have 1 leader in the region.

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