Photo: RNZGreenpeace activists are climbing a multi-storey building in central Wellington to try to reach the headquarters of Austrian oil company OMV. In a statement the environmental group said Abigail Smith and Nick Hanafin started climbing the Majestic Centre this morning and were expected to take all day. They were attempting to get to OMV's offices on the 20th floor of the building to "deliver a message". Climate campaigner Amanda Larsson said oil companies like OMV had known for 30 years that burning fossil fuels was driving climate change. "We've seen governments including those of the UK, Wales and Scotland declare national climate emergencies, and councils all over New Zealand including Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin doing the same.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 22, 2019 20:37 UTC