School students of all ages will take to the streets of Wellington on Friday as part of the global School Strike 4 Climate protest. 1 NEWS Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern would not say whether she supports students’ planned school walkout over climate change inaction. READ MORE:* Primary schools back Nelson's climate change 'strike'* School climate strike: What's planned in Auckland* Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met with student climate change protesters in WellingtonThey also want greater regulation of the agriculture industry, which they say accounts for almost half of New Zealand's emissions. "For over 30 years, politicians around the world have failed to address climate change and it's now almost too late. Wellington protest organisers met with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Climate Change Minister James Shaw on Wednesday to express their concerns.

Source: Stuff March 14, 2019 05:37 UTC