Students marching down George St during the first student climate strike in March. The move follows similar strike action on March 15, when an estimated 1500 pupils from schools around the city, gathered in the Octagon to send the same message. The pupils will be among thousands across the country, staging protests as part of the global Schools 4 Climate Action movement, sparked by Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg. "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.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 23, 2019 16:57 UTC