A number of Greenpeace actions are staged against the proposed conversion of 'Marsden B' coal fired power station in New Zealand. On the day the Kyoto Protocol comes into force, Greenpeace activists hang a banner reading ‘Save the Climate - Stop Coal’ on Marsden B power station. The occupation lasts for 9 days. Local Ruakaka group 'Surfers Against Sulphur' stage a protest on the beach below the proposed Marsden B coal fired power station. Slogans on their t-shirts read: 'Surfers Against Sulphur'. Over 500 Northland residents gather on Bream Bay beach beneath Marsden B power station, to protest against Mighty River Power's proposal to convert the power station into a coal fired power station. They form a human banner, spelling out: ‘No Coal’ and ‘Stop Marsden B’. The power plant is station set to emit 2 million tonnes of climate changing carbon dioxide each year.