Overview
- Members tied to Destiny Church and the True Patriots of NZ performed a Māori haka near the Tauranga procession and displayed a banner reading "This is New Zealand not India."
- Brian Tamaki shared video of the action on social media, calling it "peaceful defiance" and using the slogan "Whose streets? Kiwi streets."
- Organisers said the demonstration occurred at a distance from participants, and police ensured the event concluded safely after adjusting the return route.
- The Tauranga episode is the second confrontation in roughly three weeks, following a December disruption in South Auckland involving the same movement.
- SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami condemned the incidents and urged action by New Zealand and India, while Sukhbir Singh Badal appealed to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to raise the matter diplomatically.