Herald On Sunday (Printed Edition) 02 May 2010 has an article about the march and has this quote from Lucy
Actor Lucy Lawless said the size and mood of the march brought back memories of mass demonstrations of 25 years ago.
‘‘This reminds me of the late 80s, after the Rainbow Warrior bombing, back when there was class consciousness.’’
She was particularly concerned about the effects of coalmining: ‘‘To take carbon out of the ground and burn it, when we know about climate change, is immoral.’’
Read more about the protest march on AUSXIP Lucy Lawless March Against Mining Protest March Event Page
Read more about Lucy and the Greenpeace campaign to stop the New Zealand Government from mining 3,000 ha of the Paparoa National Park for coal on AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Anti-Mining Campaign subsite