Slideshow: New Zealand activists protest TPP signing ceremony
All photos by Robin Dianoux. Hear/read the accompanying audio report by Carla Green.
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Thousands of protesters march in Auckland, New Zealand as the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement was signed on Thursday, February 4. (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
Buchanan Cullen and his three children protest the TPP on Thursday. He often brings his children along to protests, he says. “I’m a solo parent, so wherever I go, they go.” (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
Thursday’s anti-TPP protests were the latest in a string of actions against the trade deal throughout New Zealand. (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
Protester in front of the Sky City hotel and conference center where the TPP was signed on Thursday. (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
Protesters blockading the streets declared downtown Auckland a “TPPA-free zone” on Thursday morning and afternoon. (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
Protester sits down in front of police guarding the Sky City hotel and conference center. (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
The front end of a protest that began at 9:00 Thursday morning and ended in a series of blockades. (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
A contingent of Māori men lead the midday march through downtown Auckland. (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
Construction workers cheering protesters on through holes in a white sheet of plastic covering a building. (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
One of several clowns who participated in protests against the TPP in Auckland on Thursday. (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
Two protesters with signs referencing common critiques of the TPP. (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
Protesters’ placards call attention to the various controversial aspects of the TPP. (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
Indigenous law scholar Andrew Erueti speaks about the legality of the TPP being signed without indigenous consultation or consent. (Photo credit: Robin Dianoux)
