Dissent

Mana whenua have been urging visitors to respect tikanga and maintain a peaceful protest.

At the last parliamentary occupation Taranaki Whānui laid down Te Kahu o Te Raukura - a cloak of aroha and… Audio

An anti-fascist protest is calling for peace in Wellington, as a so-called freedom protest marches through the city to Parliament.

RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook was with the anti-fascist protesters and… Audio

On the grounds outside Parliament, a so-called freedom protest is underway.

It's being opposed by the counter-protest of an anti fascist movement. 

RNZ Wellington reporter Hamish Cardwell spoke to… Audio

It's deja vu for Wellington resident and former human rights commissioner Rae Julian.

The 81-year-old retiree lives in the Kate Sheppard Apartments, right in the thick of what in February was a… Audio

Police say there will be no tolerance for the breaking of rules on Parliament grounds in Wellington today, with any protestors found trespassing or structures erected to be removed immediately.

A… Audio

The barricades are up and extra police have been brought into Wellington ahead the the Freedoms and Rights Coalition protest at parliament today.

Vehicle movement and parking around the area will be… Audio

A clean up is underway at the Mahanga Bay occupation site that had been home to nearly 50 protestors for several weeks.

Six of them are under arrest after the police moved in on Thursday.

Police say… Audio

The Professional Firefighters Union says low wages and "crisis level" staffing ratios are behind planned strike action.

Firefighters have rejected an offer to settle their collective agreement and… Audio

A group of angry east coast farmers descended on Napier to protest against carbon forestry they say is destroying their towns.

They left their placards on the steps of local MP Stuart Nash's office… Audio

Health workers say they plan to keep fighting if their bosses don't give them a fair pay rise.

Ten thousand allied health workers - that's most of the workforce who aren't doctors, nurses or midwives… Audio

An Anzac Day service to honour our fallen soliders in Paraparaumu ended in outrage, after a group of "common law sheriffs" took to the podium.

The common law movement is based off the idea the… Audio

The country's two top doctors signed off on a suggestion to end MIQ in November last year.

Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Dr Caroline McElnay agreed MIQ was no longer justified on public health grounds… Audio

There's been a major setback in the fight for nurses to fix the gender pay gap.

The Health Minister Andrew Little says the New Zealand Nurses Organisation has decided not to put a pay equity… Audio

Pack up and leave, or we'll move you on - that's the message from the Dunedin City Council to a small group of protesters that have occupied the Octagon for almost two months.

The group began the… Audio

Businesses in central Wellington that were starved of cash during the anti-mandate protest can now access a relief fund to try and recoup costs. \

The government and council are both chipping in for… Audio

The Government and Wellington City Council have announced a $1.2 million relief fund for businesses that were affected by the protest at Parliament.

Businesses in the area surrounding Parliament that… Audio

Police tactics used at the recent Parliamentary protest are under review.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has received nearly 1900 complaints about the police's handling of the occupation.

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