'In New Zealand, you just don't expect these things to happen.'
New Zealand's climate minister, James Shaw, poses in Wellington. By Emily Tamkin Emily Tamkin Foreign affairs Email Bio Follow March 14 at 8:41 AM James Shaw, New Zealand’s climate change minister and Green Party co-leader, was punched in the face while on his way to parliament Thursday.
The United Nations Environment Assembly is currently underway in Nairobi. On Wednesday, the United Nations released a report that said drastic action needed to be taken to avoid millions potentially dying prematurely of air and water pollution by 2050. Politicians are known to mingle with the public in New Zealand, and the assault appears to have shaken the political leadership.
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