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Wellington CBD comes to a ‘freeze’ over mining
Wellington CBD comes to a ‘freeze’ over mining
Coal Action Network Aotearoa (CANA) and Forest & Bird are joining forces to stage a ‘flash freeze’ in Wellington’s Midland Park tomorrow.
Supporters of CANA, Forest & Bird and other environmental groups will gather at the popular lunchtime spot in the CBD and simultaneously stand ‘frozen’ for three minutes to call upon the government to put a freeze on coal mining.
The CANA-organised event forms part of the “Say Not to Coal Mining” day of the Aotearoa Is Not For Sale hikoi.
What: Put a Freeze On Coal Mining public
event
Where: Midland Park, Lambton Quay,
Wellington
When: 12pm-1pm, Tuesday 8
May
Speakers: CANA spokesperson Tim Jones, Forest
& Bird Advocacy Manager Kevin Hackwell and representatives
from other environmental
groups
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