New Zealand police have ended an anti-vaccine mandate protest that had disrupted the capital for the past three weeks, dismantling an encampment outside parliament, towing away vehicles and arresting dozens.

Several fires broke out among tents just metres from the parliament building, sending up billows of smoke before being doused by police, a Reuters witness said, as officers tried to clear the grounds.

Read more from Reuters here.

Anti-vaccine mandate protesters clash with police in front of parliament in Wellington, New Zealand. — Reuters
Anti-vaccine mandate protesters clash with police in front of parliament in Wellington, New Zealand. — Reuters

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