Police are preparing for planned protests in various locations around New Zealand including Tauranga this morning, Tuesday December 5.
A planned protest is scheduled to take place along Hewletts Road from Jean Batten Drive to Totara Street between 7am and 8.15am.
Te Pati Māori protest action is scheduled to take place between 7.30am and 9am in other parts of the North Island and is likely to disrupt traffic in a number of areas, including the following:
• Motorways across Auckland
• Waikato
• Palmerston North
• Hawera
• New Plymouth
• Tokoroa
• Whanganui
• Porirua
• Whangārei
• Tauranga
• Rotorua
• Wellington
Police are working with organisers to provide advice on lawful protest, as well as any health and safety implications.
Officers will be highly visible across the roading network throughout the morning and, in some locations, will put measures in place to prevent protestors putting themselves and motorists in harm’s way.
Police recognise the right to peaceful protest and will be reminding protestors about lawful behaviour on our roads.
Unlawful behaviour will result in enforcement action, either at the time or following the event if safety issues prevent immediate action.
Motorists in these areas are advised to plan ahead to mitigate any disruption to their travel.
Anyone travelling to the airport or to any other time-sensitive commitment is advised to allow more time for their journey.
The NZ Transport Agency, Waka Kotahi, is urging people to plan ahead with the possibility of significant disruptions on key roads across the North Island this morning.
NZ Police is leading the operational planning and response to the protest activity, which has the potential to cause significant congestion, disruption and delays on key highways and arterial routes in Auckland, Waikato, Tauranga and Wellington. Smaller centres are also likely to be affected by protest action which could impact travel on local roads.
Road users travelling to work or school are advised to plan their route using the NZ Transport Agency Journey Planner https://www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz/journey-planner.
Plan ahead for a safe, enjoyable journey. Keep up to date with:
· Traffic updates: journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic
4 comments
Disgraceful
Posted on 05-12-2023 06:57 | By Thats Nice
I have no problem with people protesting but I do have a problem with Te Pati Maori's Facebook page with guns. How is this ok? https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=883295733251331&set=pcb.883295809917990
What can you say?
Posted on 05-12-2023 07:47 | By The Professor
Morons!!! The Police should NOT allow roads to be blocked and need to arrest anyone blocking a road and confiscate any vehicle that is used to block a road. We also have rights......to get to work to earn money and pay taxes for those causing mayhem.
Fine Them All
Posted on 05-12-2023 08:09 | By Yadick
As far as I know it is illegal to walk on the road where footpaths are provided, it is illegal to hold up traffic. Get these idiots off the road. Who the hell do they think they are that they can hold our country and innocent peoples businesses to ransom. I'm not talking about their protest, I couldn't give a rats ass about that, that's their pathetic prerogative but blocking our roads and blocking people lawfully trying to go about their business is a national issue and needs to be dealt with severely.
Lack of thought.
Posted on 05-12-2023 15:52 | By morepork
Now, let's see... You just had the people of the country tell you that they are not in favour of all the advantages you accrued for yourself by manipulating the previous government. Your extreme elements will call it "Anti-Maori" because that's the easiest card to play. It might be good to win some support from the population as a whole, so that the realistic concerns you have can gain some traction. Is it really going to gain you hearts and minds, as people sit in traffic jams, fuming over being late for work? Obviously, your leaders think so. Maybe they're the ones needing the most adjustment...
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