Both the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition have met with Prince Charles in Auckland tonight.  

John Key and Andrew Little each say their meetings with the Duke of Cornwall covered a variety of topics - including climate change.    

"The Prince has a real passion about work he's doing in that area particularly for developing states and he's got an idea that he's working on that he's bring to Paris for COP 21," said Key.    

Little said climate change was also discussed in his meeting with the Prince.  

"It's clearly an issue close to his heart.  He feels that after talking about the issue and environmental issues for many years that's he's now being vindicated."

Little says he agrees that there's an urgency to the issue now that isn't reflected by many governments.  

The Prime Minister is at a dinner with Prince Charles and his wife Camilla tonight.