Climate activists block entrance to transfer station

A group of climate activists have gathered outside the Petroleum Transfer Station inWiri, south Auckland, blocking the entrance with their protest. Members of the global environmental movement Extinction Rebellion closed down the Roscommon Rd station as part of their ‘‘Just Stop Oil’’ campaign. Caril Cowan, spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion Tāmaki Makaurau, said the government had ‘‘failed in its promise’’ to allow no newpermits for oil exploration. ‘‘We are blocking theWiri station to showwe need to radically reduce our dependence on fossil fuels,’’ she said. ‘‘There can be nomore oil or gas exploration in New Zealand and the world, effective immediately.’’ A police spokesperson said police were aware of the gathering.