New Zealand—For two weeks, antigovernment protesters camped outside this South Pacific country’s Parliament have held group hugs, planted vegetable gardens and renamed a footpath “No Booster Lane” as authorities tried everything to disperse them without violence.
A top official turned on lawn sprinklers, over thousand people protesting issues including vaccine mandates. Music, including Barry Manilow songs, was blasted, and regular loudspeaker announcements urged protesters to end the occupation. When none of that worked, authorities adopted another approach: installing concrete barriers to limit….
NZ 🇳🇿 Parliament Anti Mandate Standoff 💣🔥 Things are heating up… The Crowds are growing and The Police presence is intensifying. Australia is behind you. Long Live NZ 🇳🇿 pic.twitter.com/0hHdqvun0I
— 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙇𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀 (@risemelbourne) February 20, 2022
NZ 🇳🇿 Parliament Anti Mandate Standoff 💣🔥 Haka Extravaganza 20.2.22 NZ says Enough 🔥👊 pic.twitter.com/kC8bd4UmB0
— 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙇𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀 (@risemelbourne) February 20, 2022
NZ 🇳🇿 Parliament Anti Mandate Standoff 💣🔥 Very Big Crowds now, clearly NZ has had a Gutful..Do NOT back down 🔥💣👊 pic.twitter.com/Vobr8TLpT7
— 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙇𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀 (@risemelbourne) February 21, 2022
Picton NZ 🇳🇿 Anti Mandate Standoff 💣🔥 NZ says Enough, it's in multiple cities now, the NZ jig is up 👊 pic.twitter.com/xbVunJBQwL
— 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙇𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀 (@risemelbourne) February 17, 2022
NZ 🇳🇿 Parliament House Standoff 💣🔥 PM Jacinda Ardern says the Protestors are "Aggressive and Dangerous" yet the Patrolling Police say the Exact Opposite…It's all one Big Lie 👊 pic.twitter.com/OvcL6SjTL9
— 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙇𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀 (@risemelbourne) February 16, 2022
Disgusting Government and they say they care about your health. There are children there! pic.twitter.com/a4OA6e4Q4x
— MissB_NZ (@NzMissb) February 21, 2022
NZ 🇳🇿 Parliament House Anti Mandate Standoff Continues 💣🔥 This is your moment NZ, do NOT back down 👊 pic.twitter.com/YQvnJzkJ7R
— 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙇𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀 (@risemelbourne) February 17, 2022
The police were definitely the aggressors. As @in3d_nz brilliantly coined you're both survivors of the Battle of Portaloo! I hope his eyes are alright after they eye gouged him with their thumbs. @mediaspotnz has got some clear clips of it. pic.twitter.com/DeoqJuq4uQ
— Catch23 🇳🇿 (@Catch23Situatio) February 21, 2022
Holding the Dawn Raid line. pic.twitter.com/Lw5YR9FD8E
— FUBAR nz (@NzFubar) February 20, 2022
1/3 Wellington NZ pic.twitter.com/GjCHbVFcIV
— Gemma (@Gemkay39) February 22, 2022
3/3 Wellington NZ pic.twitter.com/6MEWQrZ8SG
— Gemma (@Gemkay39) February 22, 2022
Protests in front of New Zealand Parliament have entered their 10th straight day, where many have set up camp and refuse to leave until COVID mandates are ended.pic.twitter.com/P1oOqTq63m
— Michael P Senger (@MichaelPSenger) February 17, 2022
Protesters have been camping out front of Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand for over two weeks straight to demand a permanent end to COVID mandates.pic.twitter.com/x8CENIyGW1
— Michael P Senger (@MichaelPSenger) February 20, 2022
NZ 🇳🇿 Anti Mandate Parliament Standoff 💣🔥 Things have escalated, Police surrounding and then attacking The People. Only retreating after realising they were Totally outnumbered…This is going to get messy. Godspeed NZ 🇳🇿 pic.twitter.com/j3KiejZZ3I
— 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙇𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀 (@risemelbourne) February 21, 2022
NZ 🇳🇿 Parliament Anti Mandate Standoff 💣🔥 NZ says Enough and decides to Rise 🔥👊 pic.twitter.com/lSB6wvDHBU
— 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙇𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀 (@risemelbourne) February 19, 2022
This might be the craziest thing I've heard so far #GoHome #Clownvoynz pic.twitter.com/FoGWDtx5VH
— FreedomNZ (@FreedomNZ2022) February 21, 2022
Eye gouging for your health in NZ. Stay safe folks deadly virus running rampantly pic.twitter.com/XprENUfQOV
— Sir Mood 2022 (@themood2020) February 21, 2022
NZ 🇳🇿 Anti Mandate Standoff 💣🔥 The Crowds continue to grow and judging by the Honks, the Public are right begind them.. Long Live the People 👊 pic.twitter.com/ylD02DzRxt
— 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀𝙈𝙀𝙇𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙉𝙀 (@risemelbourne) February 16, 2022
Concrete blocking us in. We won’t be able get food in or loos emptied. pic.twitter.com/lRXC87PcpN
— FUBAR nz (@NzFubar) February 20, 2022
More blocks. pic.twitter.com/J1n1YMDkao
— FUBAR nz (@NzFubar) February 20, 2022
Protest this morning 😳 pic.twitter.com/yYKaBSPlkB
— The Golden Age is coming 🇳🇿 🌸 (@OrwellianNz84) February 21, 2022
"February 22 2022 Police are "appalled" by the behaviour this morning of protesters in Wellington that has seen three officers hospitalised after being sprayed with a "stinging substance", possibly acid." NZ Herald pic.twitter.com/gp59ctjqyJ
— Elliot Page (@ElliotIkilei) February 22, 2022
Riot squad forming. Bunny Lane pic.twitter.com/QSyyeWzrQD
— FUBAR nz (@NzFubar) February 22, 2022
Natives Maori's Haka to end vaccine mandates. The peaceful occupation out of New Zealand's parliament has entered its 10th day in Wellington. pic.twitter.com/Y7xuushcFl
— RadioGenova (@RadioGenova) February 17, 2022
New Zealand 🇳🇿 Police brutality in slow motion…monsters! 🤬#PoliceBrutality pic.twitter.com/P9yktyWBNz
— Elisa 🇬🇧🩸 (@JustLaElisa17) February 22, 2022
Truckers protest persists in New Zealand’s Wellington despite police warning pic.twitter.com/A90sDm2EoA
— Wittgenstein (@backtolife_2022) February 17, 2022
New Zealand, Parliament Anti Mandate Standoff pic.twitter.com/dcp5bznP6z
— Protest News (@ProtestNews_EN) February 21, 2022