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Police and the Auckland Council are once again shifting Occupy Auckland protestors out of Aotea Square.
The last tent is now gone with the two remaining protestors inside it arrested as Auckland Council chief executive Doug McKay looked on.
Mr McKay says the protestors are welcome back to Aotea Square anytime, but without their tents.
All protestors have now either left or been arrested. Workers are already fixing the grass within a fenced area.
Witnesses said early this morning that the square was “heaving” with swarms of security guards and a large police presence of up to 50 officers.
One protestor, speaking to 3 News from inside a tent, earlier said two of her peers have already been arrested.
“Police had lifted one tent with a girl in it,” she said. “I’m not budging.”
They are now forcibly removing the protestors from the grasssed area which they have spent the past two hours fencing in.
The protestors are not going without a fight, shouting and dragging their heels on the ground.
Among them is well-known activists Penny Bright and Malcolm France, who have been arrested with a few others.
Ms Bright was picked up in her tent and is screaming at the officers.
According to protestors council-contracted security company Red Badge arrived at the square around 7am and told those gathered they must leave or their property would be seized. The protestors claim "within a matter of minutes" tents, bedding and cookers were being removed.
Meanwhile, Occupy protestors in Wellington have had their request to stay in the central city rejected by the Wellington City Council.
Protesters had applied to stay next to the City to Sea Bridge until July 4. They had also asked the council to supply them with a building in the central city for occupation.
In a letter sent to the group yesterday, council chief executive Garry Poole rejected all requests and demanded Occupy Wellington leave, or the council will enforce bylaws evict them.
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