What's happening in New Zealand: Now a minister gets punched in the face

New Zealand Minister for Climate Change James Shaw has been punched in the face, with no clear reason, as he walked to parliament in the capital of Wellington.

The attack, which took place the day before, shook the country before in the early hours of Friday the massacre took place at Christchurch's two mosques, considered a quiet patch where calm and security reigned.

The minister's cabinet, which is a leader of local greens, described it as a non-inflammatory and not political attack. Trade Minister David Parker told reporters that the aggressor threw slogans against the United Nations.

Shaw, whose party is part of the coalition led by Labour Prime Minister Yacinda Ardern, presented herself with a black eye Friday morning in the manifestation of the students for climate protection.

Before reporters, he said the eye looked worse than it really was, while police confirmed the arrest of a 47-year-old for the attack. Political violence is an unknown phenomenon in New Zealand, where most of the country's ministers with 4.5 million inhabitants travel without any protection whatsoever.

Prime Minister Ardern said that in her country people can approach politicians on the street and talk about it, and he felt proud. While the capital mayor described the event as shameful