Country comes to town today, with the rural sector - and its town supporters - taking to the streets across the country to protest a slew of Government regulations. The Mother of All Protests, organised by rural lobby group Groundswell follows a similar nationwide protest, the Howl of a Protest in July. Protesters will gather in their vehicles - utes, tractors, trucks or cars - in more than 70 locations from Kaitāia to Stewart Island. In Northland, Whāngārei District Council said on its Facebook page they'd been told central city and arterial routes in Whangārei would be the site of the Groundswell protest from about 1pm. Groundswell Wairarapa called off their involvement in today's protest to avoid being hijacked by anti-vaxxers, but others are going ahead.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 21, 2021 20:32 UTC