Trevor Mallard has set up what has been described as his own 'counter protest'. Photo / Getty Images
Trevor Mallard has set up what has been described as his own 'counter protest'. Photo / Getty Images
Speaker of the House Trevor Mallard has adopted a rather unconventional method to attempt to get anti-mandate protesters to leave Parliament grounds.
As the protest reaches its sixth day, and the rain and wind brought on by Cyclone Dovi do not seem to deter the protesters, Mallard continues to blastsome truly terrible tunes on repeat through the parliament speakers.
At first, the Speaker of House ordered the sprinklers be turned on outside but, as that did not seem to deter protesters, he moved on to his next strategy: terrible songs.
Along with repeated pro-vaccination messages, people on the grounds of Parliament in Wellington have listened to the following smash hits, at full volume.
If you too have people you'd rather not have around and you want to give them the hint it's time to go home, here is some inspiration straight from Mallard's playlist.
This one was a suggestion made by the singer himself. Blunt saw that the NZ government was playing Barry Manilow and took to Twitter to suggest his own songs play a part.
Mallard saw Blunt's "very kind offer" and quickly added Blunt's smash hit "You're Beautiful" to his playlist.
@JamesBlunt we will take up your very kind offer. My only doubt is whether it is fair to our @nzpolice officers but I think they will be able to cope. https://t.co/spb1BDK50u
Social media users have been sending their own suggestions of songs to be played as part of what has been described as Mallard's own "counter protest".
