The right to public protest is guaranteed under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990

This seems closely related. T Aradan, Encyclopedia of New Zealand , “ History: Public Protest ,” wrote in 2012 [emphasis added]:

Page 1. Review of public protests
Public protests are a way for people to publicly complain about what they think is wrong and get support to fix it. Protests can take the form of letters to newspapers or thousands of people walking on city streets. Some protests aim to boycott certain people or companies, such as consumers of certain products or services. In most cases, protests are aimed at stopping or reforming public policies and laws, and are thus directed against politicians and governments.
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Public protest is an important aspect of New Zealand's participatory democracy. For the public, it is a way to listen and learn about the problems of society on the contrary. This contributes to the stability of the government. Although not all public protests achieved their goals, some of them played an important role in changing government policy and influencing public opinion. For example, the 1975 Maori Hikoi (Wild March) march paved the way for the return of Maori lands under the Treaty of Waitangi.

right to protest
The New Zealand Bill of Rights of 1990 guarantees the right to public protest. It grants every New Zealand citizen the right to freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly. This freedom is restricted by the need to protect the rights of others and to ensure national security, public order, health, and morals. These limitations are not always obvious. Sometimes the police stop public protests to decide that their intervention would violate the protesters.

place of protest
Most protests occur in cities and towns where there are greater opportunities to influence and be heard. Public places, such as squares, parks and roads, are used for demonstrations and protests. Some places are very important as a place to protest. Public protests have taken place in Christchurch Cathedral since the 1880s. Wellington Pigeon Park (later renamed T'Arrow Park) became a center of protests in the 1930s. Protest rallies often follow a particular path. Most of the protests in Auckland took place on Queen Street, the city's main highway. In Wellington, several marches were organized along Lambton Quay and ended in Parliamentary Court. Representatives meet from time to time with these demonstrators, address the public and express their views on the protests. Governments often receive protest delegates to hear their concerns.

Freedom to burn the flag
In 2007, Valerie Morse was arrested for burning a New Zealand flag during an Anzac Day celebration to protest the New Zealand military's involvement in foreign wars. Morse was charged with insulting public order. He was convicted by a district court and lost appeal to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court. However, the Supreme Court overturned the ruling, saying that the abusive behavior required inadmissible evidence of the crime . This was not proven in Morse's case, and his right to free speech had to be won.

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