A Restore Passenger Rail protester has vandalised Auckland car yards this morning in a protest against inequality and climate change. Photo / Supplied.
A Restore Passenger Rail protester has vandalised Auckland car yards this morning in a protest against inequality and climate change. Photo / Supplied.
A Restore Passenger Rail protester has vandalised Auckland car yards this morning in a protest against inequality and climate change.
Restore Passenger Rail announced this morning that a supporter had spray-painted the windows of two Auckland luxury car yards at 100 and 119 Great North Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland.
Restore Passenger Rail spokesperson Joseph J Fullerton said luxury cars were symbols of greed and climate change.
“Those buying these obscenely expensive cars, up to $600,000 a shot, are getting richer while their excesses fuel more floods, cyclones and droughts.
“Their luxuries are our floods. Their greed is killing us and this new Government is encouraging it.
Fisher said the business is addressing climate change by growing its range of CO2-neutral vehicles.
“We have also donated significantly to organisations like the City Mission, Starship Hospital, and the Salvation Army to support the community during these challenging times.
Climate Change protest damage to 100 Great North Road car showroom. Photo / Michael Craig
“While we respect the right to peaceful protest and freedom of expression, we believe that discussions about climate change and inequality can be more productive through dialogue and cooperation rather than acts of vandalism.”
The Restore Passenger Rail campaign is calling for the restoration of an affordable nationwide passenger rail network and free urban public transport in New Zealand.
Climate breakdown and inequality are “two evil twins,” and luxury cars are a symbol of greed, Fuller said.
It appears only the windows of the car yards were hit with spray paint and not the luxury cars.
A Restore Passenger Rail protester has vandalised Auckland car yards this morning in a protest against inequality and climate change. Photo / Supplied.
In a similar stunt in September, three protesters were arrested after the shop window of a car dealer in Wellington was vandalised.
Peter Wham was charged with wilful damage after a Wellington luxury car dealer was sprayed with washable poster paint on September 14.
A Restore Passenger Rail protester has vandalised Auckland car yards this morning in a protest against inequality and climate change. Photo / Supplied.
“We are calling on all New Zealanders who care about the climate crisis to join Restore Passenger Rail,“ Fullerton said.
