We now have a got a long-term strategy on how New Zealand will deal with the impacts of climate change.
It says climate resilience will be embedded in all government policies from now on.
It talks about how entire towns and communities will likely need to abandoned due to climate change - and laws on how to guide that will need to be in place by the end of next year.
Questions have been asked as to who will be fronting the bill for the new policy.
Climate Change Minister James Shaw joined Heather du Plessis-Allan.
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