Greenpeace protesters have disrupted a petroleum conference being held in Auckland this morning, bursting into a room while Energy Minister Simon Bridges was speaking. About half a dozen women breached tight security and lobbed high pitched noise emitting devices under the seats. They were then bundled out of the room by a team of security staff and unfurled banners disputing Statoil's exploration programme in Northland. The women were dressed in business suits and had apparently faked identification and conference credentials to get into the room.
Raw: Protesters disrupt oil industry speech
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