The Tian Guo Marching Band was invited to participate in the 68th Hawke’s Bay Harvest Parade on September 14, 2019. This grand parade celebrates the coming of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and is held every September at Hastings, Hawke’s Bay in North Island, New Zealand. The Falun Gong practitioners’ entry was warmly welcomed by …
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Falun Gong practitioners held activities on Aotea Square in downtown Auckland on August 24, 2019 to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Regime’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong in China. Many people said they were appalled by the Party’s brutality and encouraged practitioners to continue their efforts. Kale Wimmo is an artist. He said the …
Falun Gong practitioners held activities on Queen Street in Auckland, New Zealand on August 10, 2019. They introduced the ancient spiritual practice and called for an end to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of practitioners. Many people stopped to watch the practitioners doing the exercises. Ms. Christi Armet, a photographer, said she feels the …
Falun Gong practitioners introduced the ancient spiritual practice to the public at the Taupo market on July 6, 2019. As part of the day’s events, they demonstrated the exercises, did the popular dragon dance, and had an information stand. Many people stopped by and asked about Falun Gong. Monika Geister, the market coordinator, moved to …
Falun Gong practitioners from Auckland did the exercises and introduced the ancient spiritual practice at a market in south Auckland on June 22, 2019. A continuous stream of people visited the morning market and stopped to watch as practitioners did the Falun Gong exercises. Many took photos and talked to practitioners. They were surprised to …
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Visitors to Auckland’s suburb of Newmarket got a chance to learn about the benefits of Falun Dafa and the 20-year-long persecution in China at a park on June 8, 2019. Practitioners demonstrated the five exercises and gave out fliers with information about the practice and the ongoing persecution. As the practitioners demonstrated the exercises, the …
Falun Gong practitioners in New Zealand joined the 20th International Cultural Festival in Auckland on April 7, along with delegates from 56 nations. In her opening remarks, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern welcomed Auckland’s mayor and council members, as well as MPs of various political parties. This was followed by the Falun Gong exercise demonstration on …
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Falun Gong practitioners participated in 13 Christmas parades in various cities in New Zealand from November 24 to December 9, 2018. The practitioners’ dragon-dance team won best participation award in Waiuku. The last parade was held in Hamilton, the fourth largest city in New Zealand. Spectators applauded the Tian Guo Marching Band. A …
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A series of public forums and documentary screenings were held while Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas visited Australia and New Zealand. Matas is the co-author of the report, “Bloody Harvest,” which exposes forced organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China. Practitioners are appealing to the governments there to investigate and help bring …
Falun Gong practitioners held a rally in the city center of Hamilton, New Zealand on July 27 to raise awareness of the 19-year persecution of this peaceful mind-body cultivation practice in China. Since 1999, practitioners in China have been arrested, detained, and sentenced without due process. Many have been subjected to torture, psychiatric abuses, and …
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