Donna Awatere Huata's guest appearances

Donna Awatere Huata

The Weekend Collective

Politics Central

Catherine Field

David McKie

Chris Finlayson

Dave Cull

Murray Olds

Stuart Nash

Jenny Salesa

Andrew Geddis

Mike Williams

Kris Faafoi

Jo McKenna

Vernon Tava

John Key

Helen Petousis-Harris

Liam Rutherford

OwlTail

The Maori Climate Commissioner wants school students to protest for action on climate change.On March 15th, some New Zealand students will 'bunk' school to strike in a bid to push politicians to act aggressively on climate change.It follows a string of similar protests around the world, where school students have been staging regular strikes in order to fight back against climate change. Maori Climate Commissioner, Donna Awatere Huata told the Weekend Collective the impact of a few hours off school doesn't compare to the impact of climate change."They sent a strong message to their elders, to their parents and grandparents, that they must take climate change more."

The Maori Climate Commissioner wants school students to protest for action on climate change. On March 15th, some New Zealand students will 'bunk' school to strike in a bid to push politicians to act aggressively on climate change. It follows a string of similar protests around the world, where school students have been staging regular strikes in order to fight back against climate change.  Maori Climate Commissioner, Donna Awatere Huata told the Weekend Collective the impact of a few hours off school doesn't compare to the impact of climate change. "They sent a strong message to their elders, to their parents and grandparents, that they must take climate change more."

Donna Awatere Huata: Kids should ditch school to protest climate change

The Maori Climate Commissioner wants school students to protest for action on climate change.On March 15th, some New Zealand students will 'bunk' school to strike in a bid to push politicians to act aggressively on climate change.It follows a string of similar protests around the world, where school students have been staging regular strikes in order to fight back against climate change. Maori Climate Commissioner, Donna Awatere Huata told the Weekend Collective the impact of a few hours off school doesn't compare to the impact of climate change."They sent a strong message to their elders, to their parents and grandparents, that they must take climate change more." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Maori Climate Commissioner wants school students to protest for action on climate change. On March 15th, some New Zealand students will 'bunk' school to strike in a bid to push politicians to act aggressively on climate change. It follows a string of similar protests around the world, where school students have been staging regular strikes in order to fight back against climate change.  Maori Climate Commissioner, Donna Awatere Huata told the Weekend Collective the impact of a few hours off school doesn't compare to the impact of climate change. "They sent a strong message to their elders, to their parents and grandparents, that they must take climate change more." See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The Maori Climate Commissioner wants school students to protest for action on climate change.On March 15th, some New Zealand students will 'bunk' school to strike in a bid to push politicians to act aggressively on climate change.It follows a string of similar protests around the world, where school students have been staging regular strikes in order to fight back against climate change. Maori Climate Commissioner, Donna Awatere Huata told the Weekend Collective the impact of a few hours off school doesn't compare to the impact of climate change."They sent a strong message to their elders, to their parents and grandparents, that they must take climate change more."Awatere Huata says that teenagers have been leading the way on this movement, especially young girls who have been at the forefront of European and American protests.She traces the movement back to Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager who protested on her own for months outside the Swedish parliament. Her actions have been linked as the spark that caused these recent protests. "They are saying to their old people 'you need to take this seriously and get on with it'." She says that small scale protests are welcome, but that big lobbyists have louder voices and are the ones that have the biggest influence over politicians.Awatere Huata says that she has been shocked by how much of an impact climate change will have, and that New Zealand will still struggle to meet our Paris Agreement obligations."What the kids are working out is they are the ones who are going to clean this up, who are going to deal with rising tides."

The Maori Climate Commissioner wants school students to protest for action on climate change. On March 15th, some New Zealand students will 'bunk' school to strike in a bid to push politicians to act aggressively on climate change. It follows a string of similar protests around the world, where school students have been staging regular strikes in order to fight back against climate change.  Maori Climate Commissioner, Donna Awatere Huata told the Weekend Collective the impact of a few hours off school doesn't compare to the impact of climate change. "They sent a strong message to their elders, to their parents and grandparents, that they must take climate change more." Awatere Huata says that teenagers have been leading the way on this movement, especially young girls who have been at the forefront of European and American protests. She traces the movement back to Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager who protested on her own for months outside the Swedish parliament. Her actions have been linked as the spark that caused these recent protests.  "They are saying to their old people 'you need to take this seriously and get on with it'."  She says that small scale protests are welcome, but that big lobbyists have louder voices and are the ones that have the biggest influence over politicians. Awatere Huata says that she has been shocked by how much of an impact climate change will have, and that New Zealand will still struggle to meet our Paris Agreement obligations. "What the kids are working out is they are the ones who are going to clean this up, who are going to deal with rising tides."