Rātā Airey earlier told
Stuff they wanted free, green public transport in the city, increased funding for climate education in schools, and council-owned Christchurch City Holdings Limited (CCHL) to put an immediate halt on the Tarras Airport project.
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A student makes an impassioned plea to mayor Lianne Dalziel. Problems started when protesters arrived on the council’s doorstep, and the Dalziel was nowhere to be seen. Chants of “where’s our mayor?”, “show your face”, and “what do we want? Lianne Dalziel. When do we want her? Now” broke out. Other councillors who came outside to speak were heckled.