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The protesters approached the engineers, who then decided to leave the site, Mepham said. There was no physical contact and the protesters did not engage in conversation with the engineers, he said.
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Mau Whenua spokesperson Anaru Mepham says occupiers turned Geotech engineers away from the Shelly Bay site on Wednesday morning. (File photo) Following this, Shelly Bay development director Earl Hope-Pearson attempted to “engage” with the protesters, but some of them “got in his path”, Mepham said. “Our stance is that we will prevent this group from coming onto our whenua.” Mau Whenua was prepared to have a hui with the engineers off-site, he said.