A confrontation between an Eden Park security guard and trespassing skateboarders that turned violent has been caught on video.

The video was posted on YouTube and appears to contain footage shot on Saturday afternoon about 4pm.

The security guard is shown taking the skateboard and refusing to give it back as other skateboarders run off.

An argument develops with the security guard about getting the board back but when they get to the park gate a scuffle develops.

The security guard appears to hit another skateboarder with the deck before breaking it in two and throwing the pieces at the movie-maker.

Eden Park sales and marketing manager Tracy Morgan confirmed today that a security guard, employed by the park, "evicted someone who was caught breaking into the park".

She then repeatedly said: "We have no further comment."

Asked if the park supported or condemned the guard's actions, Morgan said: "We…have…no…further…comment."

A man thought to have uploaded the video was contacted yesterday but he declined to give his name.

He said all he wanted to say was that the skateboarders "realised we did something wrong".

The video has ignited furious debate in the comment section with over 800 comments since the video was posted on Saturday.

The most "liked" comment was "That security guard is in the wrong, hes an idiot, take it to the police", but others disagreed.

A message typical of the other side of the argument was: "Funny how the skateboarder is concerned about property rights when it is his property (i.e. skateboard taken and smashed), but if the property belongs to someone else it's a different story (i.e. trespass, damage to grounds).So Mr Skateboarder, if you feel upset about your board being taken and destroyed, you learned a lesson about how people feel about their own property."