Mr Power said yesterday climate change had featured in his report simply because "several pieces of legislation'' were under way dealing with climate change. "That's not really something I would or should comment on, that's a decision for elected members to make,'' Mr Power said. The declaration states the signatories recognise an "urgent need to address climate change for the benefit of current and future generations''. "Without a national climate change adaptation framework, councils are in a grey area when working out how to protect their communities,'' Mr Cull said. Mr Power yesterday said he was not suggesting the district needed to declare a climate emergency.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 10, 2019 16:30 UTC