Six people have been charged with trespass and criminal nuisance following protest action this morning.
Police were called at around 8:15am after reports of people blocking SH2 at the intersection with Melling Link.
This follows protest action at Wellington¡¯s Terrace Tunnel on Wednesday morning, where six people were arrested after blocking the road in peak traffic.
¡°In addition to the offence of being a pedestrian on the motorway, it¡¯s reckless,¡± says Hutt Valley Area Commander Dion Bennett.
¡°It¡¯s extremely disappointing and meant our staff had to move fast to keep all road users in the area safe.
¡°I don¡¯t know why the participants thought this was a safe act to undertake and it had the added consequence of causing disruption to members of the community who were just trying to go about their day.
¡°Fortunately we were quick to the scene and were able to resolve the situation quickly and safely and keep disruption to the public to a minimum.
¡°The safety of all road users is our priority and we will not hesitate to take action when safety is threatened.¡±
As the matter is now before the courts, Police will not comment further.
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Issued by Police Media Centre