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Anti-mining protest

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Concern over government plans to allow mining in national parks led to a 40,000-strong protest march down Auckland’s Queen Street on 1 May 2010. This television news report highlights the strength and broad scope of the opposition. The government later dropped the proposal.

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Ben Schrader, Public protest – Protest marches, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/35104/anti-mining-protest (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 7 May 2012.