Two members of Extinction Rebellion Ōtautahi have boarded an oil rig off the coast of the South Island during a daring protest against fossil fuel extraction.
Siana Fitzjohn, 28, and Nick Hanafin, 40, both from Christchurch, climbed aboard Austrian-owned OMV’s giant drilling rig on Tuesday morning.
The pair were part of a 14-strong floating protest that intercepted the rig – the COSL Prospector – as it neared the Marlborough Sounds…
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