A screenshot on the video. Photo: The Remnant / Facebook / supplied
Members of Destiny Church have performed a haka and ripped up a Palestinian flag during a large anti-immigration protest in the United Kingdom.
The 'Unite the Kingdom' protest attracted between 110,000 to 150,000 people to the streets of central London on Saturday (local time), according to estimates by London Metropolitan Police.
Police said the event saw 26 officers injured, with police kicked and punched, and bottles, flares and "other projectiles" thrown at them.
Posting on social media, Destiny Church founder Brian Tamaki said he had been invited to speak at the event by organiser and anti-immigrant activist, Tommy Robinson.
Speaking to the crowd, Tamaki said he was there representing New Zealand.
"Ban any type of public expression in our Christian nations of other religions," he told attendees.
His speech was preceded by a haka, videos of which have since gone viral. Some people said they had been at the event and it was the first time they had seen a haka in person.
Tamaki said the haka was performed in honour of American right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot during a campus tour in Utah last week.
Video also showed people tearing up a Palestinian flag, as well as other flags reading 'Secular humanism, no religion', 'Muslim brotherhood', and 'Islamic State'.
It comes as the government is set to reveal whether it will take steps towards recognising a Palestinian state. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is expected to make an announcement at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week.
Destiny Church has been approached for comment.
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