Three Restore Passenger Rail protesters have been taken into police custody after they blocked rush-hour traffic in Wellington’s Karori.
The group sat across a pedestrian crossing on Glenmore St, causing traffic to back up along the road. Buses were blocked in both directions - however, one bus filled with schoolchildren managed to edge past the protest.
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Members of the public could be heard swearing at the protesters, calling their actions “counter-productive” as cars edged past them on the footpath.
One man who was a passenger on a blocked bus told the protesters they were blocking his way to go and visit his daughter in the hospital, who was receiving chemotherapy.