Convoy Protests Against COVID-19 Mandates Continue for Fourth Day in New Zealand

A convoy of vehicles block an intersection near New Zealand's Parliament in Wellington Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Hundreds of people protesting vaccine and mask mandates drove in convoy to New Zealand's capital on Tuesday and converged outside Parliament as lawmakers reconvened after a summer break. Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP

The convoy protest against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate and other pandemic restrictions outside New Zealand’s parliament building entered its fourth day on Friday, with more vehicles joining in to block streets.

The protest has been met with a heavy-handed response from authorities.