Minister Denies NZ A Hypocrite On Climate Change

An international two-day meeting begins in Auckland today, with 60 negotiators from 35 countries continuing efforts to thrash out a successor to the Kyoto Protocol.

But World Wildlife Fund New Zealand is accusing the Government of not making good on its international commitment to create a low-carbon development plan. It has pointed to the decision at last year's United Nations climate talks in Cancun that developed countries should do this.

WWF climate change campaigner Peter Hardstaff said it was "hypocrisy" for New Zealand to present itself as an honest broker at the talks and as a country supporting progressive action. Read the full report here.

Source: TVnz.com.