Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki protests against foreign religions in NZ
The march started at 12pm in Aotea Square on Queen St.
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'It's time to take aim and launch a full assault - exposing Islam, the UN, and every foreign religion and ideology hijacking our country,' Tamaki claimed earlier in a press release.
In November last year, Tamaki led a 'Make New Zealand Great Again' rally from Waikato to Auckland.
Tamaki was condemned by the Prime Minister when his Destiny Church groups Man Up and Legacy stormed a children's library event in February last year.
Jaime Lyth is a multimedia journalist for the New Zealand Herald, focusing on crime and breaking news. Lyth began working under the NZ Herald masthead in 2021 as a reporter for the Northern Advocate in Whangārei.
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