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Occupy Movement protests took place in New Zealand, beginning on 15 October 2011 with the Occupation of Auckland. To date, Occupy protests have taken place in Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Christchurch, Lower Hutt, Dunedin, and Invercargill. ==Overview== The pattern of traditional protests is to form a protest around a specific issue or narrow set of issues. Less traditional protests may broaden the sweep of their issues, as with the Seattle Anti-Globalisation Protests. These are usually large demonstrations, often beginning with marches sometimes lasting hours. The ineffectiveness of these protests has in recent years lead to experimentation with other tactics, culminating in the most recent Occupation approach. For the activists who initiated the Occupation in New Zealand, the predominant activity of the Occupation is not protest, but intense political discussion enabled by communal living. To quote the Declaration of Auckland, the appeal is to dialog with the public; "Come reason with us. Come add your voice to ours. Come help us find a better way." This approach often puts the Occupiers at serious odds with local authorities. Protests occur and soon end. The 2011 Occupations were large, inconveniently located, and open-ended. Occupiers do not give time frames or set deadlines, as their discussions and their political work is on-going. The Occupiers consider their personal political education to be a primary goal, and a collective accomplishment. The frustration of authorities is only compounded by the leaderless nature of the Occupation organisation, and by any failures on the part of General Assemblies to deal with concerns and decisions put to them which do not show an understanding of the goals and processes of the Occupiers. The Auckland Occupation has been the largest in New Zealand. Auckland has had 350 occupiers at its peak, while Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin have typically had fewer than 50. The success of the Auckland Occupation is largely attributable to the size of the city; nearly one quarter of all New Zealanders live in Auckland, and the involvement from the first moments by professional activists, Trade Unionists and the Mana Party. Other contributing factors include the presence of the Rugby World Cup and the timeliness of the New Zealand elections. All Occupations in New Zealand have benefited equally from the existence of the New Zealand Bill of Rights, which protects free speech and free assembly. The Bill of Rights expressly anticipates the use of local bylaws to stifle and thwart political protests. The New Zealand Police have made it clear that they do not wish to be used by local Councils to repress peaceful democratic protests. Thus far (15 December 2011) the New Zealand Police have preserved a sterling reputation in the International Community for their stance, and relations between the Occupiers and the New Zealand Police have been positive. In spite of this, Dunedin City Council issued a Trespass Notice against its Occupiers on 2 November. Auckland City Council issued theirs on 28 November, followed immediately by a request for an Injunction. Wellington and Christchurch Councils are waiting for the outcome of Auckland's Injunction court case. The Occupation Movement in New Zealand has been constantly criticised in the press as not accomplishing anything, and it has been slighted for being made up mostly of poor, unemployed people. The contributions of the Occupations and the movement as a whole have been largely ignored and under-reported in the New Zealand press, which has been hostile. The Occupiers themselves point to contributions, some tangible, but most esoteric. The chief benefit the Occupiers themselves attribute to the movement is the development of new ties between members of the various activist networks, advanced tools and techniques of communication, and a profound revitalisation and radicalisation of the participants, most notably amongst the homeless. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Occupy protests in New Zealand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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