Hundreds of Dunedin pupils are expected to trade pens for placards and strike for the future of the environment tomorrow. Young climate activists from many Dunedin schools, accompanied by supporters of all ages, will gather in the Octagon to join the global School Strike for Climate movement. Logan Park High School pupils (from left) Zak Rudin (16), Finn McKinlay (17), Abe Baillie (16) and Linea Simons (16) prepare to strike for action on climate change. Fellow pupil Abe Baillie said their interest in starting a Dunedin protest came after becoming ''increasingly frustrated with Government inaction on climate change''. Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull has openly supported the pupils, saying on social media it was young people who had the most to lose from climate change and so must be heard.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 13, 2019 15:32 UTC