Falun Dafa practitioners in New Zealand have had a very busy holiday season to date, bringing beautiful music and traditional Chinese culture to community Christmas parades throughout the country.
This past weekend (December 7-8, 2019) saw Dafa practitioners participating in 6 more Christmas parades – five in the North Island, in…
Orewa is a small town about 40 kilometers north of Auckland. With a three-kilometer beach, the town is a popular holiday destination.
Practitioners of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) were invited to participate in Orewa's largest Christmas parade on November 23, 2019.
It was a sunny day, and…
New Zealand's Tian Guo Marching Band participated in the Glenfield Santa Parade in Auckland on November 17, 2019. Their beautiful music and striking costumes were a hit with spectators and members of other parade groups.
Crowds of spectators lined the streets to watch the parade, which started at 11 a.m. Everyone…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.…
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…
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…
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.
Dragon-dance team wins…
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…