to the closure of southbound traffic for an hour and a half. Organisers worked with Police to minimise traffic disruption while Māori Wardens escorted the protesters for safety reasons. Following the march, protesters gathered at Victoria Park. A small number of protesters camped in the Auckland Domain in violation of Auckland Council by-laws. In response, the Auckland Council closed the Domain to vehicles. On 3 March, the Auckland Domain protesters complied with a Police request to leave following the dispersal of the Wellington protest. Police and Auckland Council officials helped the protesters to remove their tents and camping equipment. 12 March The Freedoms & Rights Coalition staged a rally from Christchurch's Hagley Park to the Westfield Riccarton shopping centre. The rally was organised by Destiny Church Pastor Derek Tait and attended by over a thousand people including a convoy of motorbikes. Protesters blocked the shopping centre's two entrances. In response, the Christchurch City Council advised motorists to avoid Riccarton Road between 11am and 2pm. 29 March 100 people from the group "Silent no More" marched from Wellington's Te Ngākau Civic Square to Parliament. They delivered a 12,000 strong petition to Parliament demanding recognition for New Zealanders who claimed that they had been injured by COVID-19 vaccines. The delegation was met by National Member of Parliament Chris Penk, who had been informed of the petition by a constituent. Police monitored the protest. 1 April Several anti-mandate protesters from a group called "Unite" staged a protest outside the New Zealand National War Memorial in Pukeahu, Wellington. Unite stated that the protest was part of a 14-day protest campaign with the primary objective of the first day being to reconnect as a group and reform the foundation torn apart by the dispersal of the 2022 Wellington protests on 2 March 2022. The Returned Services Association's National President BJ Clark objected to the Unite protesters using the National War Memorial as a gathering site. 14 May About 30 Anti-vaccine mandate protesters including former Advance New Zealand candidate Rick Cribb protested outside the Palmerston North Bridge Club, which was hosting a function attended by National Party leader Christopher Luxon, National MP Ian McKelvie, several National Party members and members of the local Chinese community. Protesters blocked the entrance of the Bridge Club, preventing patrons from leaving until Police arrived. 2 July TFRC supporters led by Destiny Church pastor Derek Tait gathered in the lower Octagon