Protest police knocked on the police car window

Harawira is facing one charge of failing to comply with an instruction to move his car silk ribbon embroidery, laid under the Transport Act, at the protest in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes in October last year.

He is representing himself at a defended hearing in Auckland District Court, which got under way on Tuesday morning.

Inspector Peter Gibson, who was the officer in charge on the night of Harawira's arrest, told the court the car Harawira was in was parked in front of a truck with a state house on it, preventing it from leaving a vacant lot.

There were three protesters on the roof of the house and another 30 to 40 protesters surrounding the truck, he said.

Insp Gibson went up and knocked on the driver's window of Harawira's car property in thailand For Sale, but received no response.

When he knocked even harder, he again received no response from Harawira, who kept looking straight ahead.

Other options to get Harawira to move the vehicle were tried, but police eventually decided to force entry into the car to move it and Harawira was arrested just before midnight.

A tow truck came to move the car.

Five police officers are among the witnesses being called by the prosecution.

The public gallery of the courtroom was packed with Harawira's supporters for the beginning of the hearing and there was a wait for seats nu skin hong kong.

There were a handful of protesters with Mana Party flags outside the court on the footpath.

The hearing continues.