Woolly thinking helps with misty mountain mining protestSupplied A group of 25 protesters led by Lucy AitkenRead, pictured, occupied the Newcrest Mining drilling site on the edge of Mt Karangahake on Sunday - with some having to be forcibly removed by police. The tactic was employed by 25 members of the Protect Karangahake protest group as they occupied the Newcrest Mining drilling site on farmland near the foot of the mountain at midday. Spokespeople for Newcrest Mining in Australia were unable to be reached for comment on Sunday. Woollen yarn was wound around the barriers surrounding an exploratory drilling site near Mt Karangahake as an unusual form of protest on Sunday. These are the early stages of mining and I believe Newcrest Mining need to hear the message that we will not tolerate their exploitative practice here, right on the edge of conservation land."

Source: Stuff May 22, 2016 00:52 UTC