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Police moved passenger rail protesters from the Transmission Gully motorway on Wednesday. and handcuffed them to a barrier to allow traffic to use the road.
Photo: RNZ / Michael Cropp
Police have removed protesters from the Transmission Gully motorway after they blocked traffic during morning rush hour.
Passenger rail protesters sat on southbound lanes of the motorway north of Wellington bringing traffic to a standstill.
Police initially moved protesters to one side of the motorway and handcuffed them to a barrier to allow traffic to use one lane, before fully reopening the motorway about 9.15am.
Protesters block traffic on Transmission Gully, Wellington, on 19 October 2022.
Photo: Supplied
The Restore Passenger Rail group said a dozen people aged from 22 to 81 were involved and some had glued their hands to the tarmac.
Spokesperson Rosemary Penwarden said some drivers had shouted abuse, but there had been no physical violence.
Police said up to 20 people were understood to be involved in the protest on the southbound lane of the motorway at Judgeford, Porirua.
Protesters block traffic on Transmission Gully, Wellington, on 19 October 2022.
Photo: Supplied
The group has conducted a number of similar protests on Wellington roads over the past week, claiming to want passenger rail services restored to year-2000 levels.
Yesterday Wellington’s Mount Victoria tunnel was closed when protesters abseiled down one side and hung a sign above traffic lanes.
Protesters lowered a banner over the Mt Victora tunnel entrance on Tuesday.
Photo: RNZ / Kate Green
Last week protest action took place on motorways in Lower Hutt and central Wellington, blocking lanes near the Terrace Tunnel.
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