Howl of a Protest is a New Zealand-wide event to support farmers and growers, in response to what the group called unworkable regulations and an avalanche of costs impacting businesses and councils.
National protest convener Bryce McKenzie, of West Otago, said the day was about positively engaging with townspeople and anyone deliberately seeking to cause trouble or offence was not welcome.
‘‘We do not condone any intentional damage to property, aggressive behaviour or offensive signs or placards,’’ Mr McKenzie said.
Motorists have been reminded to expect traffic disruptions. The protest was not setting out to be intentionally disruptive, but attendance indications were that disruption was inevitable from mid-morning to mid-afternoon, he said.
In Dunedin, local organiser Gill Marshall expected more than 100 tractors to drive through the centre of the city, along with utes and farm dogs.
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And of course the sleepy Kiwi's will be..... I'm inconvenienced....how dare you....
I hope farmers are not claiming tax concessions on any machinery and fuel used in protests, but I am willing to bet that they are.
They will
Good luck tomorrow Groundswell. I will be in the Octagon cheering you on. Just make sure you see your accountant first to claim those tax credits, although under this government you may struggle to make a profit to achieve a tax advantage.
‘‘We do not condone any intentional damage to property, aggressive behaviour or offensive signs or placards,’’ Mr McKenzie said.
What a vast difference between those that produce and those that consume.
These guys knows what it takes to feed the world and the other lot only know how they have been told to feel.
Eyes Wide Open ‘‘We do not condone any intentional damage to property, aggressive behaviour or offensive signs or placards." Didn't work though did it? Seen the video of the man assaulting a protester? See the offensive signs against the Prime Minster? What about the intentional damage to roads by tractors?
