However, police turned up about 11.20am and stopped Tai Tokerau Border control members from stopping vehicles. He is asking police commanders to reconsider their position otherwise the Tai Tokerau border control people would do whatever is necessary to protect the community. Harawira said on Tuesday the group was going to resurrect the Covid-19 checkpoints set up during last year's lockdown because not enough was being done to protect Northland's most vulnerable people. Tai Tokerau Border Control founder Hone Harawira at the group's Covid-19 'information centre' at Waiomio today. Harawira is also calling on the Government to shut New Zealand's border and for the Waitangi Day to be cancelled.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 27, 2021 21:11 UTC