Police move on protesters outside New Zealand's Parliament
ABC News
Wearing riot gear and using pepper spray, New Zealand police have moved in on the hundreds of protesters who have been camped outside the nation’s Parliament for more than three weeks
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Wearing riot gear and using pepper spray, New Zealand police on Wednesday moved in on the hundreds of protesters who have been camped outside the nation's Parliament for more than three weeks.
It was a concerted effort by police to end the occupation and the most significant use of force yet by authorities against the protesters, who oppose coronavirus vaccine mandates.
Police began towing some of the 300 or so cars, vans and trucks that protesters have used to block streets in the area. The convoy protest was inspired by similar protests in Canada and has sparked other protests around New Zealand.
The police action in the capital began around dawn.
