Groundswell NZ co-founder Bryce McKenzie (left) and Laurie Paterson attend the Howl of a Protest in Gore in July. Groundswell New Zealand co-founders Bryce McKenzie and Laurie Paterson are heading to Wellington to present "thousands" of letters from rural supporters addressed to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Climate Change Minister James Shaw. Mr McKenzie and Mr Paterson will be on the steps of Parliament at 3pm and there will also be tractors, farm utes and farm dogs. Groundswell invited Mr O’Connor to receive the letters but he advised he would be away. Last Sunday, Groundswell held its second major protest, the "Mother of All Protests", to continue to oppose what it called unworkable regulations.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 25, 2021 03:31 UTC