Youth MPs radiate anger from across parliament forecourt. Oldie MP James Meager cops a lot of criticism.
Standing on parliament steps facing microphones and questions young politicians vented frustration at having speeches heavily edited without warning nor explanation.
One student compared the event to three years ago when given relatively free reign. Two students cite James Meager, minister and Youth Parliament organiser, as being responsible for the debacle, one questioning his authority given his lack of cabinet seat. Nathan Wilbourne speaks of his stymied need to vouch for te taiao of the unique beauty throughout Denniston Pleateau, at risk of being fast tracked to total destruction for the sake of a 25 year coal mining lease.
Mainstream media this week offered only brief, abbreviated versions of some student MPs’ voices. EcoKiwi Magazine offers full audio and video of the last several minutes of Tuesday’s media briefing.
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