Thousands of New Zealanders Protest for Freedom After 6 Weeks in Lockdown

Thousands of New Zealanders Protest for Freedom After 6 Weeks in Lockdown
People attend an anti-lockdown protest at the Auckland Domain in Auckland, New Zealand, on Oct. 2, 2021. Phil Walter/Getty Images
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Thousands of people in New Zealand gathered in Auckland and multiple locations across the nation on Oct. 2 in a show of solidarity against alleged government tyranny and in support of freedom.

Auckland, with a population of about 1.7 million, continues to be under a government-prescribed lockdown that limits movement with the exception of certain “permitted reasons.”
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