Explosive Scenes as New Zealand Police Move to End Weekslong Occupation
New York TimesAPR 2022
The protest has become a vehicle for various disparate complaints including vaccine disinformation, QAnon-style conspiracies, and racist and violent rhetoric. The right to protest should be protected, but this isn't the time or place for it and only leads to the spreading of infection and misinformation.
The convoy symbolizes a growing resistance to big government intrusion on personal decisions and fundamental freedoms. New Zealanders are standing up to Prime Minister Ardern's draconian measures that have stripped citizens of their fundamental rights over the last two years.