A man has been dealt with by police after trying to “occupy” Wellington’s St Paul’s Cathedral.
Occupy Wellington protester Benjamin Easton said the occupation, which began at 3pm yesterday, was to encourage the Anglican Church to “actively and physically engage the established capitalist-based institutions of greed and corruption as they thrive in New Zealand society”.
Police said one man was removed for trespassing on private property about 6pm.
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