Photo: NZ HeraldBrian Tamaki of the Destiny Church has used an online sermon to tell followers to "do away with the masks" and take a stand against a Covid-19 lockdown he describes as "home detention". New Zealand went into lockdown on August 17 and Auckland has stayed at this level. Telling his viewers he was broadcasting from Auckland, Tamaki stood in a kitchen and addressed his followers directly for 20 minutes. The self-styled "apostle" then claimed there was no difference from level 4 lockdown to the home detention meted out to criminals. Tamaki and his wife Hannah hit the headlines when they fled Auckland ahead of level 3 lockdown in March.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 14, 2021 23:48 UTC