CANADIAN-INSPIRED ANTI-MANDATE PROTESTS SPREAD TO NEW ZEALAND

Tue 08 February 2022:

A convoy of trucks blocked streets near New Zealand’s parliament in Wellington on Tuesday to protest Covid restrictions and vaccinations, following the lead of Canadian protestors.

Hundreds of automobiles parked in the streets surrounding the parliament building, waving placards that said “give us back our freedom” and “coercion is not consent.”

According to reports, no arrests or major problems occurred during the peaceful march.

However, it is unknown how long the demonstrators want to stay in the city.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was delivering a speech to lawmakers outlining her priorities for the year, chose not to meet with the protesters saying that the majority of the New Zealanders support the Covid regulations.

“Ninety-six per cent of New Zealanders have gone out and got a vaccination, which has enabled us to live now with fewer restrictions because of the extra protection that has provided,” she told Radio New Zealand.

The government has made Covid vaccinations mandatory for people working in the health sector, law enforcement, education and defence.

Ardern stated that she would not impose any additional lockdowns because roughly 77 percent of New Zealanders were fully vaccinated.

A “Freedom Convoy” of truckers has clogged the Canadian capital Ottawa for more than a week, causing city officials to proclaim a state of emergency.

Following last week’s attack on demonstrators, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has remained silent and has relocated to an undisclosed location in the National Capital Region for security reasons. On January 30, Trudeau was diagnosed with Covid-19 and placed in self-isolation.

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