Samoa's Deputy Prime Minister is in New Zealand to talk about the Pacific response to climate change.
Fiame Naomi Mata'afa is speaking at this week's Just Transition Summit in Taranaki which aims to help plot New Zealand's course to a low-emissions economy.
New Zealand's government this week introduced a bill to provide a framework for the country's transition to carbon neutrality over the next 30 year.
As Minister for Natural Resources and the Environment, Fiame says Samoa is pleased about the climate policy shift which is now more aligned with the Pacific's.
Fiame told Dominic Godfrey New Zealand's new climate targets send a reassuring message.
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Samoa's former Deputy Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata'afa Photo: Dominic Godfrey / RNZ Pacific