Protest group once again stops Wellington traffic at peak hour
Supplied The protesters blocked a southbound off-ramp of State Highway 1 into Wellington near Aurora Terrace.
The protest group behind a string of traffic disruptions in Wellington has struck capital commuters once more on Thursday morning.
Environmental activists from Restore Passenger Rail have blocked a southbound off-ramp of State Highway 1 onto The Terrace into Wellington, police confirmed.
Waka Kotahi has warned drivers to avoid The Terrace off ramp due to the protest.
The group has been behind a number of intentionally-disruptive protests recently, including what appeared to be an attempt to block transport in Johnsonville on Wednesday which was thwarted by police[1].
But their protest on Monday, when they sat on Vivian St and one glued themselves to the road during peak hour, began before police intervened[5]. Vivian St is one of the main exits from State Highway 1 into Wellington.
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Restore Passenger Rail protesters glued themselves to the Wellington motorway on April 17, 2023.
Restore Passenger Rail spokesperson James Cockle explains why. (Video published on April 17)
They also blocked the busy Basin Reserve last week[6] and before that blocked State Highway 1 southbound north of the Terrace Tunnel[7].
There were also multiple earlier protests by the group.
Restore Passenger Rail[8] is a climate action group which formed in 2022 with a goal to see the Government[9] commit to restoring passenger rail to the extent it was in 2000[10], with affordable and accessible services aligned with Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
References
- ^ which was thwarted by police (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ Climate protesters’ traffic disruption plans disrupted by police (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ Traffic flowing again after climate protesters cleared from central Wellington road (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ Climate protesters charged after blocking traffic in central Wellington, road open (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ began before police intervened (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ blocked the busy Basin Reserve last week (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ north of the Terrace Tunnel (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ Restore Passenger Rail (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ see the Government (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ commit to restoring passenger rail to the extent it was in 2000 (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ Facebook (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ Twitter (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ WhatsApp (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ Reddit (www.stuff.co.nz)
- ^ Email (www.stuff.co.nz)