17 Mar 2019

Resisting speculation after Shaw's shock assault

9:14 am on 17 March 2019

Physical attacks on our politicians are thankfully few and far between. Most in the media here resisted the temptation to cite increasingly confrontational culture around politics as a reason for the attack on James Shaw this week.

Greens Party co-leader James Shaw turned out for the schools' climate change strike, despite being injured in an attack the day prior.

Greens Party co-leader James Shaw turned out for the schools' climate change strike, despite being injured in an attack the day prior. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King