Paula Bear Visits National Party's AGM in Wellington

Minister of Conservation Nick Smith speaks to Greenpeace campaigner Ros Atkinson (right) and media in front of the Greenpeace polar bear as he arrives at the National Party's AGM at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. Greenpeace says climate change is the elephant in the room or, in this case, the polar bear in the meeting. The bear is a warning that climate change affects us all and that urgent action is needed.

Unique identifier: GP0STOHD7

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Shoot date: 28/06/2014

Locations: Aotearoa, North Island, Oceania, Wellington

Credit line: © Marty Melville / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)

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Polar Bear Visits National Party's AGM in Wellington

Greenpeace's polar bear (aka Paula Bear), Campaigners and Activists outside the National Party's AGM at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. Greenpeace says climate change is the elephant in the room or, in this case, the polar bear in the meeting. The bear is a warning that climate change affects us all and that urgent action is needed. Since 2008 the John Key government has ignored the issue of climate change and current policies show the blinkers are still firmly in place. The government is backing mining and drilling at the expense of New Zealand's, home-grown innovative clean energy industry. Supporting a cleaner, smarter future could provide tens of thousands of jobs, and give our economy a multi-billion dollar boost while cutting the emissions that are causing the polar bear’s Arctic home to melt.

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