Tractors, 4WDs, utes descend on Auckland City in Groundswell protest

Country arrived in town, NZ Herald reports, with the rural sector – and its town supporters – taking to the streets across the country on Sunday to protest a slew of Government regulations. About 100 vehicles, including a large number of utes and about seven tractors, arrived in Queen St, tooting their horns and waving New Zealand flags. Meanwhile, Christchurch organiser Aaron Stark said, “My personal hope is that they [the Government] stand back and they realise it’s not just a couple of disgruntled farmers… This is now a New Zealand wide problem.”