Barry Coates
Climate proofing could cost Pacific 800M a year by 2100.
Report finds Pacific countries may have to eventually spend up to to 800 million dollars a year to combat climate change. Audio
Pacific countries bearing brunt of climate change
The High Court has denied a man's bid to become the world's first successful climate change refugee. Audio
Coke bows to pressure over where it gets its sugar from
Coca-Cola has bowed to pressure over where it gets its sugar from, announcing it will take a zero tolerance approach to illegal land grabs for sugar plantations. Audio
Oxfam: people forced off land to make way for sugar plantations
Some of the biggest names in food and drink are being urged to help stop people being evicted from their land to make way for sugar plantations. Audio
Aid landscape in the Pacific is changing
The are signs of a shifting balance in aid delivery in the Pacific region. Audio
Grassroots helpers of PNG's women say Governments to do more
Women's groups are counselling victims of domestic violence in PNG and getting the message out to men, but need more support from leaders. Audio
Pacific nations urged to sign UN small arms treaty
Oxfam is urging Pacific countries to sign the UN small arms treaty, saying it could help prevent future conflicts in the region. Audio
Pacific nations urged to sign UN small arms treaty
Oxfam is urging Pacific countries to sign the UN small arms treaty, saying it could help prevent future conflicts in the region. Audio
Dole urged to ditch 'ethical choice', improve labour practices
The international charity, Oxfam, is asking the banana importer Dole to stop labelling its fruit an ethical choice. Audio
Critics say Durban deal too little too late
Groups fighting climate change say a deal reached at the United Nation's climate conference in South Africa could be too little too late. Audio
Barry Coates - Dadaab Refugee Camp
Oxfam NZ's executive director Barry Coates has been visiting the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. Dadaab is the largest refugee camp in the world, with a population of 450,000 people, mostly from nearby… Audio
Refugees fleeing famine swell ranks in camp
Refugees fleeing famine and fighting in the Horn of Africa continue to pour from Somalia across the border into Kenya. Audio
Oxfam has concerns about reconstruction teams in Afghanistan
The Afghan president Hamid Karzai says foreign reconstruction teams like New Zealand's are undermining his Government. Audio
UN climate talks - Can they deliver?
Frustrated at past failures, climate negotiators have begun a critical two-week United Nations conference in Mexico. Audio
Haiti: Oxfam NZ Director Barry Coates
We hear what aid inroads are underway or planned to help the disaster struck Caribbean nation on the west side of the island of Hispaniola. Audio
Six weeks since South Pacific tsunami
It's been six weeks since a devastating tsunami struck Samoa killing 183 people - including five New Zealanders. Audio
Climate talks take place in Bangkok
A two-week climate change meeting is underway in Thailand, the last such conference of its kind before the much-vaunted Copenhagen talks in December. Audio
New Zealand's emissions target too low?
The government's new emission reduction target has attracted an avalanche of criticism from both sides of the climate change debate. Audio
Pacific to go ahead with free trade discussions
Pacific leaders have agreed to push ahead with regional free trade talks, although Fiji won't have a seat at the table. Audio
Oxfam worried by shift in overseas aid policy
Oxfam says it's worried a change in government policy could make economic interests the prime focus of overseas aid efforts. Audio
