Thousands of New Zealanders took to the streets on Thursday in a nationwide protest ahead of the new government's first budget.
Te Pāti Māori (the Māori Party) alongside the Toitū Te Tiriti (Honour the Treaty) called for the protests to demonstrate a unified response to "the Government's assault" on Māori and New Zealand's founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Police Assistant Commissioner Mike Johnson said officers were monitoring multiple gatherings across the country.
"While there has been disruption to travel in some locations, the participants have been well-behaved overall and there have been no incidents of note reported."
Johnson said in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, hundreds of vehicles had clogged roads.
Groups were converging in Auckland central, on Parliament Grounds in Wellington, and in many other cities and towns.
"Police are in attendance and are focused on maintaining public safety while recognising the right to peaceful protest," Johnson said.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis will reveal her first budget on Thursday afternoon in Wellington.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said the budget was "about stopping wasteful government spending, investing in the frontline, and delivering tax relief to help hard working Kiwis with the cost of living," in a post on X.
The protests are a follow-up of Te Pāti Māori's Day of National Action in December, in response to the policies of the coalition government.
Since the new government was formed in November, it has overturned some of the anti-tobacco laws introduced by the previous left-wing government, axed the country's Māori Health Authority and encouraged its ministries to rollback the use of the Māori language.