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A sign of change? How Rotorua youth are using their paintbrushes for change

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Rotorua students marching in the Strike 4 Climate. Photo / Stephen Parker

Rotorua students marching in the Strike 4 Climate. Photo / Stephen Parker

Rotorua students used their creative sides to paint the urgency of climate change.

About 500 people gathered at the Village Green on Friday, joining thousands of youth at more than 40 scheduled events around the country for the third national School Strike 4 Climate NZ, and some signs were difficult to miss.

"Not the hot girl summer I expected."

Milan rainford, 17 (left) and Laura Frazilla, 18.

Photo / Cira Olivier
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"No climate, don't change, ur so sexy . . . aha . . ."

Marcus Ackeus, 50.

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"I speak for the trees, for the tress have no tongues."

Miyume ueno, 13.

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"Open your eyes to climate change."

Naomi iraia, 18.

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