Sunday, 14 March 2021, 6:50 pm
10 tree protectors suffering bruises, broken bones and
carrying branches from the trees they tried to save will
appear in the Auckland District Court at 9am tomorrow
(Monday 15 March).
The 10 were arrested last Tuesday
while attempting to stop the felling by developer Paul Macey
of the remaining native trees at a Canal Road property in
Avondale.
The 245 day community occupation of the
property at 52-58 Canal Road came to a “heartbreaking”
end on Tuesday when over 70 police and a score of security
guards blocked the community from entering the site while
Macey directed contractors to chainsaw the remaining native