Thousands of students march in Wellington for urgent climate change action
8 Apr, 2021 10:27 PM
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The protest was part of a nationwide School Strike 4 Climate on Friday. Photo / Mark Mitchell
The protest was part of a nationwide School Strike 4 Climate on Friday. Photo / Mark Mitchell
NZ Herald
Thousands of students gathered at Wellington s Civic Square this morning before marching to Parliament, demanding more urgent action on climate change.
Held for the first time since 2019, the protest is part of a nationwide movement of school students called School Strike 4 Climate.
Wellington protest organiser Seren Lewis said there had been a lot of build-up to this strike, especially as last year s could not go ahead due to Covid-19 restrictions.