The students who marched in Friday's climate change strike won't be voting in an election anytime soon but they still want to deliver a message to those in power.
Wellington's Lambton Quay was a sea of students and colourful banners on Friday.
"I don't think that any political party in government is doing enough about climate change," one protester told Newshub.
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That message did not waiver, even on the steps of parliament in front of politicians.
"World leaders are making minimal effort to combat the effects of the climate crisis," another protester said.
Chlöe Swarbrick from the Green Party and Labour's Greg O'Connor promised change will come of the protests.
"I thank all of you for what you are doing to force this place to wake the hell up," Swarbrick told the crowd.
O'Connor said it was a good crowd.
"The last time I saw a crowd this big that changed something was nuclear free."
Meanwhile, in Christchurch, students flooded into Hagley Park.
Holly Whittaker said it was impossible to ignore climate change.
"I go to statistics every day and learn about ice caps melting - in the north pole," she told Newshub.
"I go to biology and I learn about the destruction of habitat around the world."
In Dunedin, 1500 students from local schools and the university marched down George St to the Octagon for speeches, songs and chants.
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