A woman accused of participating in a lockdown protest outside TVNZ's central Auckland headquarters a week ago was set to make her first appearance in court today on charges she violated the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act.
Also appearing at the Auckland District Court via audio-video link was a man arrested yesterday, accused of injuring another man with intent and defying the lockdown by being outside of his home.
The Mount Wellington woman, 52, is accused of being among the roughly 50 people who gathered for the August 18 protest, on the first day of the nationwide alert level 4 lockdown.
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said on the day of the gathering that officers arrested four people. Among them was musician and failed political candidate Billy Te Kahika, who organised the event.