Dunedin school pupils and students marched along George St during school hours today, as part of strike action aimed at sending a message to New Zealand politicians about the urgency of climate action. Dunedin School Strike 4 Change co-organiser Zak Rudin said: "We've got two major demands for the day. "The Interim Climate Change Committee says we only have 11 years from now, until the effects of climate change become irreversible. "Climate change is a huge issue that affects us all. Today's event in Dunedin follows similar strike action on March 15, when an estimated 1500 pupils from schools around the city also gathered in the Octagon to send the same message.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 23, 2019 17:06 UTC