Vaccine Critic’s Trial Continues in New Zealand

From charges which don’t seem supported by the evidence to a prosecutor who refuses to give his name to media, the trial of Liz Gunn continues in courtroom 7.

Protesters hold placards as they support the convoy of vehicles blocking 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

When hundreds of protesters gathered in front of New Zealand’s Parliament in 2022 to protest against COVID-19 mandates and lockdowns, many were keen to speak with journalists.

The details varied depending on who was telling the story, but there was a common thread, too: the state, in all its forms, was conspiring against its own citizens.