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DunedinOctober 15

Sprinklers tested near protesters

A year after Occupy Dunedin took over the heart of the city, they were back yesterday to re-occupy the Octagon - for a while anyway.

WorldMay 13

Thousands march to mark protest milestone

Thousands of Spaniards fed up with economic misery and waving banners against bankers have marched to mark the first anniversary of the grassroots "Indignados" movement that has sparked similar protests around the world.

WorldFebruary 28

Occupy protesters removed from St Paul's

Bailiffs began evicting British anti-capitalism activists from a protest camp outside St Paul's Cathedral in London in the early hours of this morning.

NationalFebruary 7

Peters in stand-off with protester

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters was briefly denied the chance to address asset-sale protesters at Parliament today during an argument with the rally's organiser over whether he was allowed to speak.

NationalFebruary 1

Police investigated over Occupy eviction

Police have confirmed three officers are the subject of an employment investigation after they wore matching identification numbers at an operation to remove Occupy protesters in Auckland today.

NationalJanuary 30

Evictions at Occupy site in capital

Eggs were thrown and tempers rose from a small group of Occupy Wellington protestors as they cleared their gear from Civic Square this morning.

DunedinJanuary 26

Power to evict Occupiers with council, law expert says

The power to do something about protesters occupying Dunedin's Octagon lies with the city council, not police, and the council now has the ammunition it needs to act, an Otago University law professor believes.

NationalJanuary 25

20 arrested in Auckland Occupy raid

About 20 people have been arrested this morning during a council operation to evict the last of Occupy Auckland protesters in the city's Aotea Square.

DunedinJanuary 25

Police investigate Octagon damage complaint

Police are investigating a complaint from the Dunedin City Council relating to the wilful damage of grass under repair in the Octagon.

DunedinJanuary 24

Tent pitched on Octagon's damaged grass

The Dunedin City Council is having an easier time controlling daisies than it is tents that randomly pop up on an area of lawn it is trying to repair.

NationalJanuary 22

Arrests as Occupy Auckland camps shut down

Two protesters have been arrested for refusing to leave the Occupy Auckland protest site at Aotea Square.

DunedinJanuary 20

Octagon protester charged

A protester was arrested and his tent removed by police, after the Occupy Dunedin group sprang back into action yesterday in "solidarity" with its Auckland counterparts.

DunedinJanuary 17

Tents down but occupation to carry on

The reoccupation of the Octagon in Dunedin looks set to continue indefinitely, although tents will come out only when there is a big point to make.

NationalDecember 29

Council bid to imprison protesters rejected

A judge has rejected as "draconian'' Auckland Council's application to send Auckland Occupy protesters to prison if they do not leave Aotea Square, where a handful still remain despite a court order.

NationalDecember 28

Auckland council wants Occupy protesters jailed

The Auckland Council wants to jail Occupy Auckland protesters for 21 days.

DunedinDecember 27

'Right time' to end Octagon occupation

The Octagon's occupation may be over but Occupy Dunedin protesters are promising a new phase to highlight their cause.

NationalDecember 23

Auckland Occupy protesters given 48 hours to go

Occupy Auckland protesters have been given 48 hours to leave their campsite at Aotea Square.

DunedinDecember 22

Now a general assembly

Occupy Octagon protesters attended a general assembly in the Octagon, Dunedin last night.

WorldDecember 19

Generation X conflicted over Occupy stance

The generation that gave the term "slacker" new meaning is looking with measures of rivalry, regret and tart bewilderment at a movement its successor mobilized in the name of "the 99 percent."

DunedinDecember 16

$3500 bill for Octagon grass as protesters hint end is near

Dunedin City Council contractors moved on to the Octagon yesterday to replace turf damaged by the Occupy Dunedin protest, as one of the more established protesters hinted the occupation may be drawing to a close.

EditorialDecember 15

The power of protest

Russia's Vladimir Putin is the latest world leader to feel the chilly breath of democracy's outriders around his usually well-muffed ears.

NationalDecember 9

Sex attack on teen at Occupy site alleged

Christchurch Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault on a teenage girl at the Occupy Christchurch site in Hagley Park yesterday afternoon.

WorldDecember 7

Police shut down San Francisco protest camp

Police have dismantled a tent city of Occupy protesters in downtown San Francisco, arresting more than 50 people as they shut down the largest remaining Occupy encampment on the West Coast.

WorldDecember 5

50 arrested at protest camps in US

Police cracked down on anti-Wall Street protesters in the United States over the weekend, arresting a total of 50 demonstrators in Portland, Oregon and Washington DC.

DunedinDecember 1

Protesters make 'gesture' for Santa

Occupy Octagon protesters will make room for Santa and his friends on Sunday, just as they would any other group wanting to use the space.