All the anti- vaccine mandate protests in NZ so far have been ignored and ridiculed by the media and the Government.
These protest marches have always been peaceful with a carnival like feel to them. However they haven’t been achieving anything tangible, which has set things up for what is happening now.
The truckers protest has been camped out on Parliament grounds for almost a week, and efforts to move them so far, have failed.
It’s notable that no one from the Government will talk with them. If they had done that on the first day, it would have probably ended there.
A couple of prominent ex politicians have now supported the protest, to the dismay of a few MP’s.
I support the protest 100 percent (bassettbrashandhide.com)
Much like the Canadian trucker protest, this one has the support of a lot of people, if not the majority of the public.
On Thursday, the protesters held their ground against determined police ‘pressure’, (eventually the police retreated)
The world watches as NZ Police Arrest FREEDOM Loving Kiwis (rumble.com)
Some of the police behaviour was over the top, resulting in numerous complaints to the PCA (police complaints authority). There were 122 arrests made (mostly women)
There has been a few after effects from this
1/ It’s lead to petty actions like turning on the sprinkler system to get them off the grounds.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/02/11/sprinklers-turned-on-protesters-by-parliament-speaker/
2/ Attempts to have the protesters cars towed away, has failed as no tow truck company wanted the job.
3/ 10 police officers have resigned after listening to the protesters stories.
A second wave of supporters is currently making their way to Wellington to support the protest from all over the country this weekend. This in itself underlines the support that is out there.
It is interesting thou, that the media has portrayed the protest as essentially over, when it isn’t…
The plain fact is that Kiwi’s have had enough of covid restrictions as it is.
There are 1.4 million kiwi’s who’s vaccine passport has ‘expired’ because the Government changed the expiry date overnight from 4 to 3 months, a few days ago.
When they inevitably try to ‘nudge’ these people to get a booster ‘or else’ , in the near future, it’s just going to add fuel to the fire.
Just as Trudeau in Canada has under estimated the truckers protest, I think the same thing will happen here in NZ.
This protest is far from over, in fact I think it has only just begun.
A link to a live feed is below..
Live NZ Freedom Convoy Coverage by Counterspin – Ag Action Gatherings (aag.org.nz)
Update Sunday 13/2
They have had horrendous weather with wind and rain as a cyclone passes over the country.
The protesters have dug in, with a lot of help from all over the country. Moral is good and they have a good supportive community atmoshere going.
The police seemed to have realised they went overboard on Thursday and are standing off. I even have seen a video of a policeman handing out lollies to the protesters.
Uncoffined 
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