An Auckland politician has been arrested while protesting the felling of pine trees at a local park. Sarah Trotman, an elected member of the Waitematā Local Board, went to Western Springs on Friday morning to support a 72-year-old woman, Linda Hill, who had climbed atop a digger. Police confirmed three people had been arrested at Western Springs for trespassing. (File photo)The local board, with the exception of Trotman, voted in 2020 to fell the 95-year-old pines at Western Springs. Steve Abel/Supplied Felling of trees at Western Springs begun on Monday and protestors have been occupying the area in attempts to stop it.

Source: Stuff April 16, 2021 01:09 UTC