Occupy protestors return to Aotea Square
Occupy Auckland protestors are back at Aotea Square.
Police turned up in force this morning and bundled 20 people away as security guards pulled down their tents.
Protestor Penny Bright says occupiers are planning to meet at 6pm tonight to review what's happened and decide what to do next.The world in pictures
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kool, go hard brothers... whittie can get f--kd
3 RepliesNothing a 308 painkiller can't fix......
1 Replyachieving nothing
ReplyWaste of flamin time. Sooner have a beer...
Replythey are just a waste of space and taxpayer money
3 RepliesOccupy Auckland - plain insulting to real protestors - Egypt, Libya, Syria, the Suffragettes for starters. This isn't a protest - it's an embarrassing ego trip by people who really aren't very aware. We're all with you - but your antics are just stupid!
2 RepliesCrapitolism goin down. True Love taking over. O for Occupy. By any name anywhere :)
ReplyThe spokeswoman doesn't seem to be able to live up to her name and is definitely over-valued
ReplyThe few homeless maori losers left there couldnt even spell " occupy " let alone care about the protest - should burn them out tonight - such a shame the mega rich maori chiefs and tribes happy to let their people suffer
3 RepliesI wonder if they will take Dario,aka Jimmy,.Hes a sad little boy with a chip on his shoulder.
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