August 23, 2022
Parliament protest prelude to pipsqueak party
Destiny Church founder Brian Tamaki has used today’s anti-Government protest at Parliament to launch a new political party.
About 1000 people attended the Freedom and Rights Coalition protest, and about 300 counter-protesters including several Green MPs gathered at the Cenotaph.
Mr Tamaki says his Freedoms and New Zealand Party would be an Alliance-style umbrella group for a number of small parties, including the New Nation Party, Vision NZ and the Outdoors and Freedom Party.
He claimed the impact of Covid-19 restrictions, such as lockdowns, was immeasurable and affected people’s mental health.