Dissent

Protesters, polling and political pressure - all three are being credited for the Government's withdrawal of vaccine mandates and passes.

The Prime Minister says that is not the case - she says it's… Audio

Security experts are calling for investigations into the protests at parliament to examine how prepared the police were for the riots which marked the end of the 23-day occupation.

Two months before… Audio

It's been almost a week since the anti-mandate protesters were cleared off Parliament's lawn and the surrounding streets.

Since then, there's been a massive clean up job underway to return the area… Video, Audio

A protest turns into a riot and conflagration as police move on Parliament’s squatters with quite extraordinary restraint. Photos tell the story.

Police Assistant Commissioner Richard Chambers told Checkpoint the conflict this evening was after protesters had moved a concrete block and police had to put it back.

"Obviously we sent some staff… Video, Audio

Police have arrested 120 protesters on the grounds of Parliament during the third day of anti-mandate demonstrations.

A massive deployment of officers is slowly and methodically picking out… Video, Audio

Wellington Chamber of Commerce CEO Simon Arcus has told Checkpoint he'd like to see the protests finished "as soon as possible, but making sure that's done in a way that there's not harm to… Video, Audio

More than 100 police have been holding protestors at bay outside parliament on the second day of a rally against vaccination mandates.

Three people have been arrested. The protestors have set up a… Video, Audio

Wellington Mayor Andy Foster says the Parliament protestors have made their point and its time to move on.

  Video, Audio

A line of police are holding back protesters who this afternoon tried to make a dash for Parliament, in a second day of demonstrations on the front lawn of the Beehive.

Hundreds of police have formed… Video, Audio

It's either him or me, but you can't have both.

That's the ultimatum from Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young, to the streaming giant Spotify.

He's threatened to pull his music from the platform… Audio

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki is appearing before the High Court in Auckland trying to get out of jail.

Tamaki has been in remand at Mt Eden Prison in Auckland for breaching lockdown rules in… Audio

Christchurch community leaders worry legal action against Brian Tamaki could incite further unrest from his supporters.

The Destiny Church leader has just spent his first night in custody.

He claims… Audio

Receptionists at GP clinics are in the firing line for people's anger and frustrations.

Clinics have been vandalised, and staff have even had bottles thrown at them.

GP groups say they have zero… Audio