New Zealand minister decries climate crisis ‘lost decades’ in wake of Cyclone Gabrielle

James Shaw says country is entering period of consequences' for inaction over climate change as extreme weather wreaks havoc across the North Island

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New Zealand's climate change minister has made a furious speech excoriating parliament for lost decades of bickering" over the climate crisis, as Cyclone Gabrielle devastates the country.

As I stand here today, I struggle to find words to express what I am thinking and feeling about this particular crisis," James Shaw told parliament on Tuesday.