Brian Tamaki’s Freedom and Rights Coalition is marching throughout the country, calling on the Prime Minister to defend free speech.
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Meetings at Wellington’s Civic Square and Christchurch’s Bridge of Remembrance had also been planned at thesame time.
A crowd of 200-300 gathered in Auckland with police keeping an eye on proceedings.
Tamaki urged supporters to meet again in Wellington next Tuesday for another rally.
He said the main reasons for the rally was to call on the National Party to support a referendum on the Waitangi Treaty principles and to withdraw support for Christchurch Call, which has former PM Jacinda Ardern as special envoy.
Tamaki, speaking to the crowd, said “A lot of people are driving around thinking it is all ok”.
”Well it isn’t.”
He claimed freedom of speech is under siege in New Zealand, before adding: “Unfortunately a lot of people don’t show up”, calling those among the small crowd gathered “courageous”.
