By RNZ
Members of a group that has been working to save a stand of native trees have appeared in the Auckland District Court facing trespassing charges.
Protesters from Mana Rākau have spent more than 200 days at a section on Canal Rd in Avondale, West Auckland, which has been sold to developers for building houses.
They walked into court carrying branches that they said are from the trees which have already been cut down.