New Zealand / Auckland Region

Three arrests as police remove protesters from Kennedy Point site

13:02 pm on 15 July 2021

The police have arrested and removed three protesters from the Kennedy Point development on Waiheke Island.

Pūtiki group have been protesting against the development for 129 days. Photo: Rose Davis

The Protect Pūtiki group have been protesting against the development for 129 days and there have been violent clashes between occupiers and security personnel.

The police say there have been ongoing issues between developers and protesters at the site for an extended period of time.

Earlier this morning, police arrested and removed three people that were trespassing on a pontoon inside the construction zone.

In a series of livestreams online the police can be seen dismantling the floating pontoon and lining the fence to the breakwater.

Efforts are underway to remove a protester who has been occupying the top of the construction platform.