A protest camp at Ōwairaka/Mount Albert has been removed because they have been breaching the level 4 lockdown rules.
Protesters have been occupying the site since November over the planned felling of non-native trees.
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority says the protesters have been unlawfully encouraging the members to maintain a constant presence at Ōwairaka by working in surveillance shifts - though the protesters deny this.
The Authority's chair, Paul Majurey, told RNZ Māori News Director Māni Dunlop the protestors were in clear breach of the level 4 lockdown rules and the removal was necessary to protect health and safety.
