The protest, led by Freedoms & Rights Coalition leader Brian Tamaki, has been branded as a chance for the public to try theGovernment through the "people's court" with charges of "crimes against humanity", according to social media posts by Tamaki's coalition.
A convoy of anti-government protesters makes it way south down the Waikato Expressway at Taupiri on their way to Wellington today. Photo / Mike Scott
Along the way, the protestors will be making "pit stops" at iconic towns and landmarks including Tauranga, where they gathered outside the Tauranga Yacht Club at Sulphur's Point today at 10.30am.
The protest convoy was due to leave around 11am and do a loop around Pilot Bay, down along Ocean Beach Rd and Golf Rd then will head to Taupō via Rotorua, aiming to arrive at 3pm.
Around eight police officers are at the Tauranga Yacht Club speaking to some of the protestors.
On Tamaki's Coalition's website, there is a post that reads, "Let's Get NZ Back Again - Our Country is in Crisis - Not One More Minute of Labour Pains! This Government Must Go."
Hundreds of people from around the country are expected to converge on Wellington late today