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Activists from the Freedoms & Rights Coalition are causing traffic disruption as part of a march against the government.

“This was reckless behaviour on part of the organisers and participants. And those articles are free. The Freedoms & Rights Coalition – a Destiny Church-linked group – on Friday said it planned to unite with “Convoy 2022”, which was planning to meet in the major centres from 9am, 10am, and 11am. “While the organisers put out a press release the night before, they refused to engage with Auckland police prior to the protest to provide detail about their intended route and did not divulge this information until the protest began.” “In addition to the offence of pedestrians on the motorway, police noted poor driving decisions by motorists including motorcyclists without helmets, children riding in the back of a Ute, and at least one pedestrian who put themselves at significant risk by moving into a live traffic lane,” Anderson said. - Protesters marched along a section of State Highway 1 in Auckland, between Mt Eden and Newmarket, closing the route to traffic for a time.

The Freedom and Rights Coalition protest did a loop from Auckland Domain and back, blocking both sides of SH1.

One cyclist watching the protest said they were "mean-spirited" and "crazy" to cause such disruption. "We want freedom because our children are suffering, our youth are suffering because of the decisions this Government has made," one protest leader said via loudspeaker. The Destiny Church leader spoke to a few hundred Freedom and Rights Coalition protesters at Auckland Domain.

And while lanes in both directions are now open, motorists initially faced lengthy delays; with the Automobile Association calling for calm amongst frustrated ...

The lanes both ways were reopened before 1pm. New Zealand's 51st place in the survey was mostly due to lower wages and high cost of living. As the growd gathered, police in Wellington warned of potential traffic issues in the central city before and after the protest march there. The remark was seemingly a reference to a survey of immigrants who considered New Zealand the second-worst country to move to out of 52 of the world's near-200 countries. "We will likely cause motorway mayhem in Auckland, and chaos in these major cities as we raise public awareness to the damage this Government is causing across this country." In Auckland, people began gathering in the Auckland Domain from about 9am and made no secret of their hope to march on the Southern Motorway. An earlier press release from the Tamaki-led coalition, stated "massive" public marches would take place in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch in response to what the coalition deemed was Government-inflicted damage on the country. In West Auckland, vehicles also gathered at Parr's Park for a "Slow Roll" drive to the Domain. But the impact of the closures lead to some long Saturday commutes for some come Shortly after, protesters managed to get onto the northbound lanes of the Southern Motorway near Market Rd, leading to NZTA and police closing those lanes. Start your day in the knowGet the latest headlines straight to your inbox. Police earlier a warning as protesters took part in a day of action organised by Destiny Church founder Brian Tamaki and the Freedom and Rights Coalition begin their goal of causing "major public interruption and disruption".

Police have issued a warning as protesters taking part in a day of action organised by Destiny Church founder Brian Tamaki and the Freedom and Rights ...

"It is our intention to cause a major public interruption and disruption. Police in Wellington warned of potential traffic issues in the central city before and after the march. We will likely cause motorway mayhem in Auckland, and chaos in these major cities as we raise public awareness to the damage this Government is causing across this country." In West Auckland, vehicles also gathered earlier at Parr's Park for a "Slow Roll" drive to the Domain. By noon, some in Auckland had managed to do just that and police had to put in place a traffic block near the Southern Motorway's on-ramp at Newton Gully. Police earlier issued a warning as protesters took part in a day of action organised by Destiny Church founder Brian Tamaki and the Freedom and Rights Coalition to cause "major public interruption and disruption".

Auckland Police anticipate a number of people will face prosecution charges for entering the motorway system during protest activity today.

“This was reckless behaviour on part of the organisers and participants. I don’t know why they would think this was a safe act to undertake, and it had the added consequence of causing disruption to members of the community who were just trying to go about their day." “While the organisers put out a press release the night before, they refused to engage with Auckland Police prior to the protest to provide detail about their intended route and did not divulge this information until the protest began," says Inspector Anderson.

Around 1000 people blocked SH1 in both directions in the Freedom and Rights Coalition protest involving Brian Tamaki.

One cyclist watching the protest said they were "mean-spirited" and "crazy" to cause such disruption. “While the organisers put out a press release the night before, they refused to engage with Auckland Police prior to the protest to provide detail about their intended route and did not divulge this information until the protest began," said Inspector Anderson. "Now the protest has concluded, we will review the actions of those involved with a view to prosecution for being on the motorway."

Police earlier issued a warning as protesters took part in a day of action organised by Destiny Church founder Brian Tamaki and the Freedom and Rights Coalition ...

"It is our intention to cause a major public interruption and disruption. Police in Wellington warned of potential traffic issues in the central city before and after the march. We will likely cause motorway mayhem in Auckland, and chaos in these major cities as we raise public awareness to the damage this Government is causing across this country." In West Auckland, vehicles also gathered earlier at Parr's Park for a "Slow Roll" drive to the Domain. By noon, some in Auckland had managed to do just that and police had to put in place a traffic block near the Southern Motorway's on-ramp at Newton Gully. Police earlier issued a warning as protesters took part in a day of action organised by Destiny Church founder Brian Tamaki and the Freedom and Rights Coalition to cause "major public interruption and disruption".

Anti-Government protesters were able to stop and block traffic on a major Auckland motorway on Saturday morning. On Friday, the group known as the Freedom ...

Activists from the Freedoms & Rights Coalition are causing traffic disruption as part of a march against the government.

“This was reckless behaviour on part of the organisers and participants. And those articles are free. The Freedoms & Rights Coalition – a Destiny Church-linked group – on Friday said it planned to unite with “Convoy 2022”, which was planning to meet in the major centres from 9am, 10am, and 11am. “While the organisers put out a press release the night before, they refused to engage with Auckland police prior to the protest to provide detail about their intended route and did not divulge this information until the protest began.” “In addition to the offence of pedestrians on the motorway, police noted poor driving decisions by motorists including motorcyclists without helmets, children riding in the back of a Ute, and at least one pedestrian who put themselves at significant risk by moving into a live traffic lane,” Anderson said. - Protesters marched along a section of State Highway 1 in Auckland, between Mt Eden and Newmarket, closing the route to traffic for a time.

Auckland Police anticipate a number of people will face prosecution charges for entering the motorway system during protest activity today.

“This was reckless behaviour on part of the organisers and participants. Approximately 200 protestors gathered in Christchurch and a similar number in Wellington. This included a section of the motorway between Khyber Pass and Gillies Avenue, and back again.

Source: The Freedom & Rights Coalition / Facebook Live Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki and the Freedom and Rights Coalition have begun protest action in.