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Speech to UN Secretary-General’s High Level Dialogue on Climate Change

Haere mai! We're following the PM on her visit to the United Nations in New York.

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Our Prime Minister spoke at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit held at the UN General Assembly. 

Her speech highlighted the impact Nelson Mandela had on New Zealand and the work still left to do to create the peaceful, prosperous, democratic, fair and inclusive world that Mandela strived for.

Watch the speech here and read the full transcript below.

Prime Minister Ardern was the main keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of Climate Week in New York City.

She was joined by the President of Haiti, President of Costa Rica, and President of the Republic of Marshall Islands, among others.

Her speech highlighted the importance of New Zealand's responsibility to our vulnerable Pacific neighbours in the face of climate change, and included an announcement of a siginificant funding boost in aid to the Pacific to help them deal with climate change challenges.

Watch highlights of the speech here and read the full transcript below.

Kia ora koutou! We're following the PM on her visit to the United Nations in New York.

You can follow everything going on right here - from speeches, meetings, appearances and announcements! 

Take a look at what we got up to on day one!

Our Week That Was series gives you a round-up of all the achievements, announcements, and other political goings-on around Parliament and across the country over the past week. We're proud of all we're doing to make New Zealand a great place to live - and we want to share it with you!

On September the 16th, we announced our priorities and the steps we are taking to build a modern and fairer New Zealand.

Our plan builds on the significant changes we have already made over the last year. Importantly, this is a long-term plan.

We are looking out 30 years ahead, not just three – bringing fresh energy and thinking to tackle big challenges, like climate change and child poverty.