8 Aug 2022

Defiant Tamaki distances self from protesters' offensive signage

From Checkpoint, 5:44 pm on 8 August 2022

Another mass protest, another afternoon of streets clogged with demonstrators, causing disruption in Auckland.

The self-styled Bishop Brian Tamaki cuts an unapologetic figure, the ringleader of the weekend's protest and the many others that have taken place since the government introduced Covid health protection measures.

He says he doesn't support the radical insignia, signs and depictions of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

But Brian Tamaki says people feel ignored by politicians and the country needs a major shake up.

Here's spoke to Checkpoint's Nick Truebridge and Nick Monro in an extended interview.