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Protesters camping at the planned Mt Erebus memorial have packed up and left before being evicted - but say they will continue to guard the area.

Some Mt Erebus disaster victims family members welcome new memorial proposal in Western Springs, but others opposed Newshub 12 hrs ago Hannah Kronast © Credits: Video - Newshub ; Image - Supplied/ Erebus Memorial Park Working Group Related: Strong opposition from residents near site of proposed Mt Erebus national memorial. Some Mt Erebus disaster victims family members are welcoming a new proposal to house a memorial in the Auckland suburb of Western Springs after the initial location sparked a bitter battle. Families of Mt Erebus disaster victims throw support behind 'wo...

Nearly four years after the PM promised a national memorial to Erebus victims, nothing has been created — other than resentment, anger and more grief.

Thursday, 20 May 2021, 9:03 am The choice by the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Jacinda Ardern and Ministry of Culture and Heritage to locate the Erebus National Memorial on a Pā site in central Auckland has drawn the wrath of well over 11,500 people including Erebus families. The petition calls on the Prime Minister to stop planned construction and protect the whenua that is home to one of New Zealand’s largest urban Pōhutukawa. It was handed over on the steps of Parliament by Ms Margaret Brough to MP Shanan Halbert, Chair of the Petitions Select Committee. A number of other MP’s