New Zealand protesters set fires as police break up camp
The police action was the most significant use of force to date by authorities against the protesters, who oppose coronavirus vaccine mandates.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Thick black smoke billowed across the grounds of New Zealand's Parliament and sirens blared on Wednesday as retreating protesters set fire to tents, mattresses and chairs.
It appeared to be a final act of defiance as police broke up the camp that protesters first set up more than three weeks ago. Police retook control of the Parliament grounds although dozens of protesters remained in nearby streets, some hurling objects at police. Parliament's once carefully manicured grounds were left scarred, a children's slide
