{"id":990589,"date":"2021-11-09T16:28:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T21:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=990589"},"modified":"2021-11-09T16:28:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T21:28:42","slug":"new-zealand-thousands-protest-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate-lockdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-zealand-thousands-protest-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate-lockdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand: Thousands Protest Coronavirus Vaccine Mandate, Lockdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-zealand-thousands-protest-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate-lockdowns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=990589&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">About 2,000 people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/455307\/protesters-deliver-anti-lockdown-vaccine-messages-to-government\">marched<\/a> through Wellington to the New Zealand parliament on Tuesday to protest the country\u2019s recent coronavirus vaccine mandate and strict lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>A mass of demonstrators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2yPCQMBU9lQ\">gathered<\/a> in Wellington\u2019s Civic Square \u2014 some on foot and others on motorcycles \u2014 and made their way to the grounds of the New Zealand parliament building on November 9. Many protesters held signs with messages denouncing compulsory vaccine mandates and oppressive lockdown measures.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wellington: Thousands protest against Covid restrictions in New Zealand capital\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2yPCQMBU9lQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSay no to medical apartheid. Freedom not fascism!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/thousands-protest-new-zealand-against-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-2021-11-09\/\">read<\/a> one sign photographed by a Reuters journalist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey claimed an array of things like being segregated and the government having \u2018trampled on the rights of New Zealanders,&#8217;\u201d Radio New Zealand (RNZ), a public broadcaster, reported of Wellington\u2019s protesters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>A separate group of people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/covid-19\/455258\/protesters-block-road-at-auckland-s-northern-boundary\">protested<\/a> an ongoing coronavirus lockdown in Aukland earlier on November 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout 50 protesters blocked the northern side of Auckland\u2019s northern boundary [highway] this morning for more than one hour, bringing traffic to a halt,\u201d&nbsp;RNZ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/455319\/protests-against-covid-19-measures-firefighters-given-vaccine-mandate-125-new-cases\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aukland is New Zealand\u2019s most populous city, home to nearly 1.7 million residents. It is located 400 miles north of Wellington, New Zealand\u2019s national capital. Both cities are situated on New Zealand\u2019s North Island.<\/p>\n<p>Police described Wellington\u2019s protest on Tuesday as \u201clargely peaceful\u201d and \u201cmade no arrests,\u201d according to RNZ.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18675106\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1352160657.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18675106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1352160657.jpg\" alt=\"WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 09: Protestors gather during a Freedom and Rights Coalition protest at Parliament on November 09, 2021 in Wellington, New Zealand. Protesters gathered outside parliament calling for an end to Covid restrictions and vaccine mandates in New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Protestors gather during a Freedom and Rights Coalition protest at Parliament on November 09, 2021 in Wellington, New Zealand. Protesters gathered outside parliament calling for an end to Covid restrictions and vaccine mandates in New Zealand. (Hagen Hopkins\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the demonstration\u2019s lack of disturbances, police in the national capital told RNZ they would consider \u201cfollow-up enforcement action \u2026 in [the] coming days,\u201d without providing further details.<\/p>\n<p>Far-left New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to reporters inside New Zealand\u2019s parliament building on November 9. She addressed the 2,000 demonstrators gathered on the site\u2019s grounds, who protested public health policies spearheaded by her left-wing government.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat we saw today was not representative of the vast bulk of New Zealanders,\u201d Arden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/health\/coronavirus\/300449296\/covid19-live-parliament-protest-not-representative-of-the-vast-bulk-of-new-zealanders-pm-says\">claimed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]he prime minister has been facing growing political pressure and public protests to ease pandemic measures ahead of the Christmas holidays,\u201d Reuters noted Tuesday of Arden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe plans to travel to Auckland on Wednesday [November 10] when the lockdown measures enforced on the city nearly three months ago ease. She is expected to face more protests during her visit,\u201d according to the news agency.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>New Zealand, with a naturally low and socially distanced population, currently has among the lowest coronavirus caseloads in the world with under 8,000 infections reported since the pandemic began in early 2020. Just 32 deaths have been reported in connection with the Chinese coronavirus during the same time period.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Arden has, until recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IngrahamAngle\/status\/1321497173926830082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1321497173926830082%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fnational-security%2F2021%2F10%2F12%2Fnew-zealand-mandates-coronavirus-vaccines-health-workers%2F\">pursued<\/a> a \u201czero-tolerance\u201d approach toward coronavirus, ordering harsh lockdowns of entire cities over just a handful of new infections. Such was the case for Auckland on August 17, when it entered an ongoing, three-month lockdown after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/09\/01\/world\/australia\/delta-new-zealand-lockdown.html\">detecting<\/a> a single new coronavirus infection.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand\u2019s government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/national-security\/2021\/10\/12\/new-zealand-mandates-coronavirus-vaccines-health-workers\/\">issued<\/a> a mandate on October 11 that \u201ccompels doctors, pharmacists, community nurses and many other healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated [against coronavirus] by December,\u201d the Singapore-based CNA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelnewsasia.com\/asia\/new-zealand-mandatory-covid-19-vaccines-healthcare-workers-teachers-2234996\">reported<\/a> at the time. Teachers and other education sector workers in New Zealand have until January 2022 to receive a vaccine against the Chinese coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand\u2019s federal government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/national\/455293\/concerns-fire-brigades-could-fold-as-staff-receive-vaccine-mandate\">told<\/a> firefighters nationwide \u201cthey must receive their first Covid-19 [Chinese coronavirus] vaccination by next week, or won\u2019t be able to work,\u201d RNZ reported on November 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Some] firefighters are frustrated that no proof of inoculation will be required as they are only being asked to make a declaration about their vaccination status,\u201d the public broadcaster noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 2,000 people marched through Wellington to the New Zealand parliament on Tuesday to protest the country\u2019s recent coronavirus vaccine mandate and strict lockdowns. 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