Sikh procession in New Zealand confronted again

For the second time in the last three weeks, a local right-wing religious group has disrupted an annual Nagar Kirtan (religious procession) organised by the Sikh community to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in New Zealand on Sunday. Sikh bodies including the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Amritsar, have expressed deep concern. The incident occurred in Tauranga city. The procession started at 11 am on January 11, from the Gurdwara Sikh Sangat temple, moving towards Tauranga Boys’ College via Cameron Road, local sources said.

“WHOSE STREETS? KIWI STREETS.”
“The True Patriots Are Not Backing Down.”

Today in Tauranga, our True Patriots answered the Sikh Parade with a haka…not violence, not silence, but peaceful defiance.

Our chant rang out across our streets:

“Whose streets? OUR streets.”
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— Brian Tamaki (@BrianTamakiNZ) January 11, 2026

New Zealand authorities have not released detailed statements on the incident, but officials reiterated the importance of maintaining public order while upholding the right to peaceful protest.