Brighton residents protesting against the installation of a 2degrees cellphone tower have heat, shelter and an outhouse to sustain a long stay.
Brighton resident Brent Foster said a flued 44-gallon-drum wood barbecue, tarpaulins, and a tent with a portable toilet had been brought on to the Scroggs Hill Rd site.
''We're passionate. We're here for good. It's not going up.''
Several Brighton residents gathered at the site at night to support the protest and those staying overnight had slept well, he said.
The arrival on Monday of 2degrees staff and contractors was intimidating, he said.
Three Christchurch tradesmen had arrived at the site yesterday to start concreting but left when they saw the protesters and the lack of excavation work, he said.
Protester Donna Thompson said a roster had been created to ensure somebody was on site ''24/7''.
This week's roster was full and the following weeks were filling fast, she said.
Protester Neil Bush said he had brought a guitar and, to sustain the protesters, his wild pork, pumpkin and peanut butter soup.
The protest had pulled the community together, he said.
2degrees external communications manager Charlene White said the company had not sent any contractors to the site yesterday.
''We have no comment. There's nothing left to say.''
