Occupy protests in New Zealand Occupy protests in New Zealand Occupy Movement protests took place in New Zealand, beginning on 15 October 2011 with the Occupation of Auckland. Occupy protests took place in Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Lower Hutt, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill. The Auckland Occupation was the largest of the Occupy Movement protests in New Zealand. Auckland had 350 occupiers at its peak, while Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin typically had fewer than 50. The success of the Auckland Occupation was largely attributable to the size of the city - nearly one third of all New Zealanders live in Auckland - and the involvement from
Regional parks of New Zealand Plenty Regional Council. The regional parks in the Wellington region are administered by the Greater Wellington Regional Council. The regional parks in the Canterbury region are administered by Canterbury Regional Council (Ecan). Regional parks of New Zealand Regional parks of New Zealand are administered by regional councils, the top tier of local government in New Zealand. There are 29 regional parks in the Auckland Region administered by Auckland Council. They were administered by the Auckland Regional Council until 2010, when it was replaced by Auckland Council. Note: One Regional Park is a stadium (Mt Smart), one is a botanic garden,