A group of farmers are expected to take to the streets in Whanganui on Thursday, protesting what they label 'unworkable regulations'. Photo / File
A group of farmers are set to take to the streets in Whanganui on Friday, protesting what they call the government's "constant attack" on rural communities.
The nationwide "Howl of a Protest" is being organised by Groundswell, a South Island-based group strongly opposed to government measures affecting farmers.
Whanganui is
one of 50 towns and cities taking part in the event co-ordinated by Shelley Nealis and Angela Watson.
Nealis and Watson said they disagreed with the government's approach to farmers, saying rural communities were bearing the brunt of government decisions.
"The freshwater regulations, the ute tax, the winter grazing. There's a growing list," Nealis said.
