New Zealand police made a renewed push on Wednesday to end an anti-vaccine mandate protest that has disrupted the capital for the past three weeks, dismantling an encampment outside parliament and towing away vehicles.
Several fires broke out among tents just metres from the parliament building, sending up billows of smoke before being doused by police, a Reuters witness said, as officers tried to completely clear the grounds.
Police said earlier that 60 people were arrested and they had "gained significant ground" in their initial effort to clear the protesters. At least three officers were injured, police said. Protesters against the coronavirus disease restrictions and vaccine mandates gather as they camp in front of the parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, February 14, 2022. REUTERS/Praveen Menon
Siegert, who has made several trips from her home in Auckland 640 km away to join the protest, said she lost her job because of mandates requiring vaccination for those working in the health industry.
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