Activism

To Southland, where a group of activists have stopped operations at the Takitimu coal mine in Nightcaps.

Activists say the mine's main customer is Fonterra and the coal mined during the last… Audio

Activist John Minto says Christchurch City Council's attempt to seek costs from protest leaders over the anti-mandate protest is "setting a match to democratic freedoms".

"I'm not aware of any… Video, Audio

The Northland property of Russian oligarch Alexander Abramov has been visited by a flotilla of boats, kayakers and stand up paddle boarders protesting against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The group… Audio

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

Vehicle access to Auckland Domain remains closed due to a small number of anti-mandate protesters setting up camp and refusing to leave.

They moved there after Saturday's harbour bridge march… Audio

Council engineers have confirmed that the protesters at Parliament have plumbed toilets into the Capital's sewer system.

A plywood structure next to the portaloos at the intersection of Molesworth… Audio

Cystic fibrosis is a death sentence for those who suffer with it. Encountering their experience, and the miracle drug that’s just out of reach, changed Paddy Gower. Audio

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

Wellington Mayor Andy Foster told Checkpoint he is in high level talks regarding the Parliament protest but would not detail who he is talking to.

He said he is talking with government and police… Video, Audio

The behaviour by protesters outside Parliament has been condemned as "absolutely disgraceful" by police leaders today.

The confrontation between police and protesters began early on Tuesday morning… Video, Audio

In Wellington police and protesters will face off again today on Parliament grounds.

One hundred and twenty two people were arrested yesterday and charged with trespass with more arrests expected… 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

Tensions were rising at Parliament as anti-covid mandate protestors faced off against dozens of police officers.

Metal barriers were been put up on the forecourt.

Hundreds of protesters arrived in… Audio

Protests and religious gatherings in a central Christchurch park by Brian Tamaki's Destiny Church and the Freedom and Rights Coalition, have left residents fed-up with the noise, and forced ratepayers… Audio

It's been a year of developments in Climate Change discussions - but not a year of progress.  Audio