Live: Traffic jams as ‘tsarkoi’ protests begin on Budget Day

Budget Day ‘carkoi’ protests delayed traffic on highways in Auckland and Tauranga, while a hikoi movement began in Hamilton.

Protesters took to the roads to oppose government policy towards Māori, “activating” today’s National Māori Day of Action.

This is the second Māori mobilization on a national scale, with the first hīkoi taking place in December last year.

The nationwide protest coincides with Friday’s budget announcement.

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