Saturday saw The Freedoms & Rights Coalition conduct their first family-friendly picnic and march against growing state authoritarianism in South Auckland, Manukau.

This particular protest focused on the state campaign to begin mass injections of New Zealand children from 5 – 11 years old. And with the government reneging on multiple promises around rollouts, mandates and exclusion of children, high risk, the sick, there was an expectation that the Ardern government would also add small children to the growing mandate list.

The Daily Examiner spoke with many worried family members and community leaders who have read international statistics on children and spoke of dismay at New Zealand Mainstream media appearing to take an opinionated stance on Covid-vaccinations on children. Many gave descriptions such as “disgusting”, “disgraceful”, “untrustworthy” and more when discussing media coverage, with various examples given such as headlines proclaiming inaccurate ‘facts’, allegations of ‘anti-vaxxer’ definitions falsely attributed to mandate-critical scientists like Dr Robert Malone, Dr Peter McCullough, Professor Mattias Desmet, and more.

The picnic was very friendly, with very few police in attendance, and no trouble seen.

There were areas giving free sausages, vegetables, bread and support areas for those being excluded from frontline work, youth areas, education and sport.

After speeches were held the marchers gathered together before marching to Hayman park with chants, songs and prayer.

Today the campaign to mass vaccinate children begins.

With many questions and concerns remaining undebated by both government and media, Ardern’s parliament will now target 5-11 year-olds.