New Zealand police battled antivaccine-mandate protesters, tearing down tents and towing away vehicles, while the crowd set fires and hurled debris
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand police battled antivaccine-mandate protesters to regain control of parliament’s grounds, tearing down tents and towing away vehicles, while the crowd set fires and hurled debris and abuse.
On Wednesday, some protesters used liquids such as water and milk to counteract the effects of pepper spray, but many also were leaving. They dragged away personal belongings and items such as tents and barbecues and drove off in cars and vans emblazoned with antivaccine and antigovernment messages. Protester Norm Welgens said it was a mistake for the protest not to have been more militant from the start. He said the government’s Covid-19 policies were a form of violence and needed to be met with violence.
The occupation has illustrated the dilemma for countries that are facing anger and frustration among some groups at government public-health orders as they adjust to treating Covid-19 as endemic. In Canada, the government decided to invoke emergency powersin Ottawa and secure border crossings, where traffic was thwarted at times. Protesters have also staged large rallies recently in Australia’s capital, Canberra, where police have made some arrests.
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