Occupy Auckland - Latest News [Page 1]
Vindication For Occupy Auckland
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 9:51 am | Occupy Auckland
At long last, some measure of vindication for the countless legitimate protesters victimised by Auckland Council. More >>
Candlelight Vigil For Schapelle Corby
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 9:11 am | Occupy Auckland
New Zealanders In Solidarity With Schapelle Corby are hosting a candlelight vigil at Aotea Square, 6.30pm on February 28th, 2013. More >>
Open Letter to the Corporate Media from Occupy New Zealand
Saturday, 23 June 2012, 1:13 pm | Occupy Auckland
Open Letter to the Corporate Media from Occupy New Zealand: "You need not fear becoming Julian Assange". More >>
Occupy Auckland In The Global General Strike
Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 1:12 pm | Occupy Auckland
Occupy Auckland is pleased to recognise the call to General Strike issued by the global Occupy movement; which asks that all free-thinking citizens of the world participate in a united general strike from all financial activities or work commitments, beginning ... More >>
Grass Damage Minimal Say Occupy Auckland
Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 6:54 pm | Occupy Auckland
Occupy Auckland protestors are seeking an independent landscaper to assess the cost of damage to the grass at Aotea Square. At a general assembly at Aotea Square on Tuesday 31 January, protestors claimed that Auckland Council had inflated the estimated ... More >>
Occupy Auckland Invited to Waitangi
Tuesday, 31 January 2012, 3:53 pm | Occupy Auckland
Occupy Auckland has been invited to attend a peace hikoi to Waitangi as guests of the Waitaha nation on February 4-6th 2012 More >>
OANZ RALLY To defend the right of peaceful protest
Saturday, 28 January 2012, 11:30 am | Occupy Auckland
#OANZ RALLY To defend the right of peaceful protest. Starts at 3pm. Britomart Central Auckland More >>
Democracy under Attack in Auckland
Thursday, 26 January 2012, 7:25 pm | Occupy Auckland
Democracy under Attack in Auckland Auckland Council violated the bill of rights in a bid to side-step the due process of the courts on Monday the 23rd of January, when they hired contractors to illegally confiscate the possessions of protestors ... More >>
Activists Stand their Ground at Aotea Square
Thursday, 29 December 2011, 1:41 pm | Occupy Auckland
In the face of imminent eviction a group of protestors at Auckland’s Aotea Square are remaining resolute in defiance of a court order; they say that the public right to protest and assemble in free speech under the Bill of Rights is being superseded ... More >>
Occupy Auckland Deplores Violence and Sexual Assault
Saturday, 10 December 2011, 6:56 pm | Occupy Auckland
The Occupy movement preaches and practices a strict code of nonviolence and supports survivors' rights. At Occupy Auckland and other Occupied sites, an assault or sexual assault earns instant expulsion from the group and police notification. More >>
Occupy Auckland members issued trespass notice from Council
Monday, 28 November 2011, 5:02 pm | Occupy Auckland
Occupy Auckland has been issued a trespass notice from Auckland Council CEO Douglas McKay requiring members of Occupy Auckland to forthwith leave and stay away from Aotea Square. More >>
Occupy Auckland to march on Westpac against banking system
Friday, 25 November 2011, 12:13 pm | Occupy Auckland
Occupy Auckland will march on Westpac leaving from Aotea Square at midday today to highlight the inequality of wages in NZ, the greed of the 1%, and the rampant corruption within the financial system. More >>
Second hunger striker at Occupy Auckland
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 1:07 pm | Occupy Auckland
A second protestor at the Occupy Auckland camp in Aotea Square has taken to refusing food. The action began on Monday 21st November, exactly one week after Andy Hendrie began his hunger strike, which today entered day ten. More >>
Occupy Auckland hunger striker eight days without food
Monday, 21 November 2011, 2:36 pm | Occupy Auckland
A protester from the Occupy Auckland movement has been refusing food since last Monday. He explained that he is taking this action to focus attention on the thousands of people in New Zealand who live under the poverty line, many having insufficient resources ... More >>
Occupy Auckland Demonstrator on Hunger Strike
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 3:23 pm | Occupy Auckland
A protester who is part of the Occupy Auckland movement has been refusing food since the morning of Monday 14th November. The action is being taken to focus attention on the 200,000 children who live in poverty in New Zealand and the level of hunger ... More >>
Occupy Auckland protestor accidentally arrested yesterday
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 11:14 am | Occupy Auckland
A protestor who is part of the Occupy movement was “accidentally” arrested in central Auckland yesterday. More >>
An Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 2:02 pm | Occupy Auckland
Madam Prime Minister, Respectfully, we the assembled citizens, residents and supporters of the Auckland Occupation wish to convey to you our deepest disappointment in the recent repression by Australian police of the peaceful demonstrators in Melbourne’s ... More >>
Occupy Communion begins this Sunday
Saturday, 22 October 2011, 7:42 pm | Occupy Auckland
Occupy Auckland protesters wonít have to leave their occupation to go to communion any more. More >>
Occupy Auckland RWC match at 2:30pm today
Saturday, 22 October 2011, 1:31 pm | Occupy Auckland
Occupy Auckland is running a Rugby World Cup match between the “All Black Bloc” and the 1% today. More >>
Occupy Auckland welcomes Aotea Sq fan zone decision
Friday, 21 October 2011, 3:48 pm | Occupy Auckland
Protesters are welcoming a last minute decision to use the square they are occupying as a Rugby World Cup fan zone. Around 120 Occupy Wall Street protesters have been staying in tents in Aotea Square in central Auckland since last Saturday. More >>