Planet A March for the Climate

Yesterday hundreds, possibly thousands, of Aucklanders met in Albert Park in the CBD for the Sign On Planet A March for the Climate. Families, groups of teens, young professionals, middle-aged couples and seniors gathered together and donned placards with hand-painted messages requesting real commitment to tackling climate change at next week's COP15 summit in Copenhagen.

Fabulous frontwoman Robyn Malcolm addressed the crowd with the message that this was a positive march - a step to show our leaders that they have support to push for an ambitious target in Copenhagen. And the atmosphere was incredibly positive. This was a march where people chanted with smiles on their faces; and the message was 'we can'. The march up Queen St, Auckland's main street, ended in Myers Park with a free concert for supporters by some of New Zealand's favourite local acts (including hilarious Sign On poster-boy and MC, Rhys Darby).

Robyn Malcolm keeping the crowd positive

Next week is an incredibly exciting time for the world. Will our leaders come together in Copenhagen and commit to taking action to avert the potentially catastrophic consequences of global warming?