Anti-racism demonstrations held in several New Zealand cities

APD NEWS

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Thousands of New Zealanders joined Black Lives Matter protesters in the United States on Monday by demonstrating peacefully in several Kiwi cities.

Protests were seen in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin over the death of George Floyd in the mid-western U.S. state of Minnesota on May 25.

Thousands of people gathered in a square in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, with hundreds more protestors in Christchurch, Dunedin and Wellington.

Some demonstrators wore masks and carried signs, or did haka in support of Black Lives Matter, protesting against the murder of George Floyd in the United States.