Eight people arrested at Auckland protest over felling of native trees in Avondale 9 Mar, 2021 03:35 AM 5 minutes to read Protests as trees on Canal Road in Avondale are being chopped down. Video / Save Canal Road Native Trees Protests as trees on Canal Road in Avondale are being chopped down. Video / Save Canal Road Native Trees Social issues reporter, NZ Heraldmichael.neilson@nzherald.co.nz Eight people have been arrested as they tried to stop the felling of dozens of mature native trees at a central Auckland development site. The group, Mana Rakaū - Save Canal Road Native Trees, has been at the Avondale site on Canal Rd since July last year in protest of the removal of the grove of 100-year-old native trees.