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A Tauranga man has been arrested, and police are not ruling out further charges, in relation to a gathering at Coronation Park in Mount Maunganui earlier this week.
Police say a 43-year-old man was arrested yesterday and was charged with failing to comply with an order, under Covid-19 regulations.
The arrest was in relation to the gathering on October 16, which police state was in alleged breach of Covid-19 restrictions.
The gathering took place on Super Saturday, when a nationwide push to increase vaccinations was taking place.
He is due to appear in the Tauranga District Court on November 4, 2021.
'It is alleged that 300-400 people were in attendance at the gathering and the majority were not wearing masks,” says a police spokesperson.
'Enquiries into the gathering continue and police are not ruling out laying further charges.”
After the event, a group of Bay of Plenty doctors made contact with SunLive, concerned with a speech made at the gathering which contained misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccination.
3 comments
Do
Posted on 29-10-2021 14:39 | By Merlin
Do these people not care that this could spread the virus and some lives may be lost especially were the virus has a hold and that they are breaking the law.
Numbers
Posted on 29-10-2021 17:33 | By Local Too
300 to 400 no I think you turned up when it was all over, there was at least 2000.
WHAT . . .
Posted on 29-10-2021 21:54 | By Yadick
Only one arrest?
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