Posie Parker Auckland

Controversial activist Kellie-Jay Keen, also known as Posie Parker, was met with an angry crowd at Albert Park.

”Police were at Albert Park this morning monitoring the event and the counter-protest. In a livestream on Parker's YouTube channel, it appeared she was being escorted away from the park in a police car. Numbers of people at the counter-protest are yet to be confirmed but it's estimated hundreds had gathered. A reporter at the Auckland event said crowds appeared volatile and Parker was widely heckled then booed as she was escorted out. Police have been criticised by Speak Up For Women and the Free Speech Union for not doing more. She has speaking engagements in Auckland and Wellington this weekend as part of her Let Women Speak tour. A police spokesperson said the role of police at events like this is to ensure safety and uphold the law, while recognising the lawful right to protest. Parker said she just had food in her hair and "just grave fears for this place". "I can't be prouder of the rainbow and ally community for getting out to show solidarity for our trans community and really stand up against transphobia." Tweedie said he is "so proud" of the "thousands" of Aucklanders who came out to stand up for trans communities and against hate. She would update whether it was going ahead on Sunday morning, she said. It was then that security made a rush with her through the crowd to get her out of the park.

Parker, whose real name is Kellie-Jay Keen Minshull, held a rally in Auckland's Albert Park on Saturday as part of her Let Women Speak tour. She also has one ...

It comes after a last-ditch attempt to prevent her from entering the country was dismissed by the High Court today.

Challenged over the neo-Nazi presence at her rally in Melbourne last weekend, Parker said: "How on earth would I be able to prevent somebody from coming to a free speech event?" [her views](https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/03/24/what-are-posie-parkers-views-and-why-are-they-so-controversial/), saying she speaks to women "all over" New Zealand "all the time". [last-ditch attempt](https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/03/24/high-court-hears-judicial-review-on-posie-parkers-entry-to-nz/) to prevent her from entering the country was dismissed by the High Court today.

More than 2000 counter-protesters - including one armed with a bottle of juice - have seen British anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull aborting he.

“As we look towards her events for this coming weekend, the welfare and safety of our transgender community is front of mind. Shaneel Lal said trans people in Aotearoa “deserve to feel safe in their home”. Keen-Minshull has also faced criticism over the attendance of neo-Nazis at her rally in Melbourne recently. “This is a finely balanced decision. “Like many New Zealanders I would prefer it if Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull never set foot in New Zealand. Keen-Minshull arrived at Auckland Airport last night after a last-ditch court case to block her entry to NZ failed. They’ve already threatened to be aggressive.” Lal is calling for people to join the counter-protest today - they say it is designed to stand up against hate and to protect the vulnerable. ”This is where we come together, right. She argues she is campaigning for women’s rights - but opponents say her transphobic rhetoric is a threat to trans people’s rights and safety. Go home.” Prior to the event, Keen-Minshull said she was in New Zealand to “give women who feel gaslit by the state [the ability] to speak about the rights they are losing”.

The crowd gathered near the band rotunda in Albert Park this morning before Parker's speech. LGBT supporters were far more present and visible than Parker's ...

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki turned up to join the minority of Parker supporters. Protesters then swamped the rotunda. When Parker appeared, she had liquid - believed to be soup and egg - flung at her, and was forced to leave the area before she could speak.

Counter-protesters forced British anti-trans activist Posie Parker to abandon her rally in Auckland today. See how events unfolded with RNZ's photo essay of ...

Photo: RNZ/ Jordan Dunn Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull has since said the situation was shameful. She reportedly had paint, water and egg flung at her, and was pushed and shoved. Posie Parker films the crowd after appearing at Albert Park. Counter-protestors were far more present and visible than Parker's supporters, which appeared to include members of the Action Zealandia group, with the crowd loudly chanting "go home Posie, go home". Photo: RNZ / Jordan Dunn

Controversial activist Kellie-Jay Keen, also known as Posie Parker, was met with an angry crowd in Auckland.

”Police were at Albert Park this morning monitoring the event and the counter-protest. In a livestream on Parker's YouTube channel, it appeared she was being escorted away from the park in a police car. Numbers of people at the counter-protest are yet to be confirmed but it's estimated hundreds had gathered. A reporter at the Auckland event said crowds appeared volatile and Parker was widely heckled then booed as she was escorted out. Police have been criticised by Speak Up For Women and the Free Speech Union for not doing more. She has speaking engagements in Auckland and Wellington this weekend as part of her Let Women Speak tour. A police spokesperson said the role of police at events like this is to ensure safety and uphold the law, while recognising the lawful right to protest. Parker said she just had food in her hair and "just grave fears for this place". "I can't be prouder of the rainbow and ally community for getting out to show solidarity for our trans community and really stand up against transphobia." Tweedie said he is "so proud" of the "thousands" of Aucklanders who came out to stand up for trans communities and against hate. She would update whether it was going ahead on Sunday morning, she said. It was then that security made a rush with her through the crowd to get her out of the park.

In the chaotic aftermath of the activist's event, a Green MP was struck by a motorcycle.

After seeing off Parker, counter-protesters set their sights on the Vision NZ event. After about 20 minutes, Parker left without speaking, among a crush of people and surrounded by police officers. Vision NZ, a political party led by Hannah Tamaki, held a simultaneous protest at Aotea Square. When told that she would, she said: “Maybe it’s time to say that we can’t do it”. Some of her entourage scuffled briefly with counter-protesters. The witness said she became stuck in the middle of the road after the bikes sped up, while she was trying to cross.

Controversial activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as Posie Parker, has checked in for a flight leaving New Zealand this evening.

”Police were at Albert Park this morning monitoring the event and the counter-protest. In a livestream on Keen-Minshull's YouTube channel, it appeared she was being escorted away from the park in a police car. Numbers of people at the counter-protest are yet to be confirmed but it's estimated hundreds had gathered. A reporter at the Auckland event said crowds appeared volatile and Keen-Minshull was widely heckled then booed as she was escorted out. Police have been criticised by Speak Up For Women and the Free Speech Union for not doing more. She has speaking engagements in Auckland and Wellington this weekend as part of her Let Women Speak tour. Keen-Minshull said she just had food in her hair and "just grave fears for this place". A police spokesperson said the role of police at events like this was to ensure safety and uphold the law, while recognising the lawful right to protest. As soon as it became clear there was a potential safety risk to the event speaker, she was escorted from the area by police staff,” the spokesperson said. Tweedie said he is "so proud" of the "thousands" of Aucklanders who came out to stand up for trans communities and against hate. It was then that security made a rush with her through the crowd to get her out of the park. Seven security guards were near Keen-Minshull, and small pockets of police were on the fringe of the crowd before intervening and helping her through the crowd and into a police car.

Over a thousand people turned up at Albert Park to see British anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, otherwise known as Posie Parker. READ MORE: * The ...

Taking her her young family around the world as she rows is a key factor in Emma Twigg’s decision to defend her Olympic single sculls title at next year’s Paris Olympics. The two groups began to blur and intermingle as they made their way down the road. But the whistles and bells from the crowd continued at fever pitch, making that all but impossible. Before she arrived, her supporters were siloed off from the crowd by a set of barricades. With police escort at hand, Tamaki’s protest began the slow march down Queen Street, led by the man himself. Parker was led out of the area by security into a waiting police vehicle.

Counter-protesters have forced Posie Parker, whose real name is Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, to abandon her plans to speak in Auckland.

But I think there's a potential for violence from her side," he said. "Please note that rallies and protests at public spaces do not require event permits. She was also expected to speak in Wellington tomorrow, although However, a separate rally nearby held by Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki also became involved later in the day. "It appears a motorcyclist failed to stop at a pedestrian crossing and Marama was knocked to the ground." Keen-Minshull then appears to have been splashed with red paint or other liquid.

Parker - real name Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull - was doused in tomato juice and forced to leave the stage before being escorted to a police car through a hostile ...