Labour's leader has labelled anti-LGBTQ protests 'pathetic'.

People linked to Destiny Church stormed a children's drag event at a west Auckland library, leading to some 30 people had being barricaded inside. 

Later, police intervened when a group disrupted Pride Parade festivities on Ponsonby Road with a haka.  

Chris Hipkins says we have free speech in New Zealand, but it's not that.

He says that sort of behaviour isn't an exercise in free speech - it's shouting other people down and stopping them from what they're free to do in a democratic country.

LISTEN ABOVE

Labour's leader has labelled anti-LGBTQ protests 'pathetic'.
People linked to Destiny Church stormed a children's drag event at a west Auckland library, leading to some 30 people had being barricaded inside.&nbsp;
Later, police intervened when a group disrupted Pride Parade festivities on Ponsonby Road with a haka. &nbsp;
Chris Hipkins says we have free speech in New Zealand, but it's not that.
He says that sort of behaviour isn't an exercise in free speech - it's shouting other people down and stopping them from what they're free to do in a democratic country.
LISTEN ABOVE

Newstalk ZB serves up what you need to know, on all things politics at home, and abroad. The show reviews, previews, analyses and challenges the biggest political issues of the week, with all the big players.

Politics Central

Chris Hipkins: Labour leader dismisses anti-LGBTQ protests as 'pathetic'

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/7784f840-c291-422a-924b-ad9000bbad71/clips/b5a88227-ff5e-4dbc-aa0c-b286004cff45/transcript