Anti-mandate protesters in Christchurch have reportedly agreed to leave Cranmer Square by tomorrow and the city's mayor says there will be further consequences if they don't.
Lianne Dalziel said police and council staff had been working with the protesters, who have indicated they are willing to leave peacefully.
"We are expecting them all to leave by the end of tonight. When people wake up on Thursday morning we are expecting the site to be clear," she told RNZ.
If they did not leave, further steps would be taken and they would be made to leave, she said.
A large number of protesters, as well as tents and portaloos, have been at the square since February 14.