The parliamentary precinct has been declared closed to the public but the measure has not been strictly enforced and the number of protesters on the lawns increased from about 250 to around 1,500 throughout Friday.
A protester named Carrie, who declined to give her surname, said the activists remained committed to their goal of ending vaccine mandates.
“The way the police handled us has shocked us all to the core,” she told AFP.
“What they did yesterday was way beyond any of our expectations. Brutal, absolutely brutal.”
New Zealand requires mandatory Covid vaccinations for people working in sectors such as health, law enforcement, education and defence, with those who refuse the jab facing the sack.
Proof of vaccination must also be shown to enter restaurants, sports events and religious services.
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