From the Southland Times today:
Photo by NICOLE GOURLEY
More than 400 Southlanders marched against plans to mine on conservation land and were united in a public protest to stand up and save "the crown jewels in our environment".
Organisers estimated the Ours Not Mines march attracted more than 400 people on Saturday.
The group was silent until arriving in Dee St, where they began chanting, urging the Government to rethink its plans for proposed mining of Schedule Four conservation land.
Earlier this year the Government announced it was also planning to investigate the potential of mining on Stewart Island and the Longwoods in Western Southland.
The protest was one of several that has been held throughout the country since March.
In Wachner Place the group heard speeches from conservationist Robert Guyton, actress Bonnie Soper, Green Party MP Kevin Hague and Labour Party stalwart Lesley Soper.
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2 comments:
The march was great, some of my friends discovered politics because of that march. Lets hope we dont have to put our 'angry mob' hats on next time
Or your 'lignitemare' masks!
Great coverage on Cue TV Bioneer!
You're a whole lot taller than I remember you! And two heads!
It was quite something, that march, especially for younger people who hadn't seen such behaviour in Invercargill before.
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