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Foreign Minister Winston Peters is firing back at Prime Minister Christopher Luxon over his firm stance on staying in the Paris climate agreement, calling Luxon’s rigid position a sign of political inexperience. While Luxon insists it’s non-negotiable for National in coalition talks and frames it as “common sense” to avoid economic harm, Peters scoffs, arguing that real-world political savvy matters more than ideological purity. He also takes aim at media coverage and highlights the absurdity of demanding global climate action when major emitters like China and the U.S. remain largely unaccountable. Meanwhile, Pacific nations push forward with bold climate commitments — a move experts applaud — even as New Zealand’s own coalition partners, ACT and NZ First, openly oppose the current agreement. With billions needed to help vulnerable island states adapt but only a fraction being delivered, Peters is ramping up behind-the-scenes diplomacy ahead of Luxon’s trip to Palau.

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