A convoy of trucks and campervans blocked streets near New Zealand’s parliament in Wellington Tuesday to protest against Covid restrictions and vaccinations, inspired by a similar demonstration in Canada.
Plastered with messages such as “give us back our freedom” and “coercion is not consent”, hundreds of vehicles parked in streets surrounding the parliament building known as The Beehive.
Hundreds more drove around the city centre with their horns blaring as more than 1,000 protesters on foot listened to speeches.
Wellington man Stu Main said the protesters felt their concerns about rights being eroded were not being heard by the government.
“I’m actually vaccinated but I’m against mandating people to be vaccinated,” he told AFP.
“I think it’s disgraceful, forcing vaccination on people who don’t want it.”
The demonstration remained peaceful, with police reporting no arrests or major incidents.
source ndtv.com
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