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New Zealand: Hamilton Rally Exposes Chinese Communist Persecution

World NewsAugust 5, 20180Comments

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 brainwashing,…

Auckland, New Zealand: Falun Dafa Welcomed at International Cultural Festival

World NewsApril 15, 20180Comments

The Auckland International Cultural Festival 2018 held on April 8 at Mt. Roskill War Memorial Hall featured a wide array of cultural experiences. Waist drum performances and exercise demonstrations by the Falun Dafa group on the event stage inspired interest in this ancient Chinese practice for mind and body. At the Falun Dafa booth, many festival…

New Zealand: Introducing Falun Gong at Harvest Festival in Christchurch

World NewsApril 2, 20180Comments

Falun Gong practitioners participated in the Harvest Festival at Rudolf Steiner School in Christchurch, New Zealand on March 25, 2018. The traditional Harvest Festival featured a variety of activities including music, arts & crafts and entertainment, and vendors selling home-grown produce and organic foods as well as ethnic foods. The practitioners had a booth where…

New Zealand: Families Learn About Dafa at Christchurch Lantern Festival

World NewsMarch 18, 20180Comments

The Lantern Festival, a well-celebrated occasion that marks the end of the Chinese New Year season, was celebrated on March 10-11 in Christchurch, the largest city on New Zealand’s South Island. The local Falun Dafa group took part in the festivities to introduce the peaceful spiritual practice to more people in the community. As part of the…

Shen Yun Exhibits “Power of Love” through Classical Arts

World NewsFebruary 18, 20180Comments

The five touring companies of Shen Yun Performing Arts have been performing on a tight schedule since the beginning of the season. Many times they have been scheduled to perform two shows a day for consecutive days, referred to as a “double-double,” as Shen Yun's principal dancer Betty Wang described in her blog. After performing…

The Art of Zhen Shan Ren International Exhibition in Auckland

World NewsNovember 6, 20170Comments

The Art of Zhen Shan Ren International Exhibition was held on Te Wero Island, a famous tourist destination in Auckland, New Zealand, on October 21 and 23, 2017. Many tourists stopped in to see the paintings. The paintings portray Falun Gong practitioners' bravery and profound compassion in the face of the Chinese Communist Party's persecution…

New Zealand: Promoting Falun Dafa at Body, Mind, Spirit Festival

World NewsOctober 23, 20170Comments

When the northern hemisphere is in its prime fall season, Christchurch city of the southern hemisphere is enjoying a beautiful spring time. The Falun Dafa Association and more than 100 other groups participated in the annual Body, Mind, Spirit Festival at the Addington Raceway and Events Center on October 14-15, 2017. Practitioners of Falun Dafa,…

Auckland, New Zealand: Practitioners Hold Rally at Aotea Square

World NewsOctober 2, 20170Comments

Falun Gong practitioners brought their waist drums to their rally in Aotea Square in Auckland on September 23. This event was held to raise awareness of the suppression in China and to celebrate the over 280 million people who have quit the Chinese communist organisations. “By violating basic human rights, including the freedom of belief and…

New Zealand: Activities Mark 18 Years of Resistance to Persecution

World NewsAugust 6, 20170Comments

Wellington, known as the Windy City, had no wind on July 25, making it a pleasant sunny winter day for outdoor activities. Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners from throughout the country gathered in Wellington for a series of events to usher in the 19th year of peaceful activities against the ongoing persecution in China. In…

Auckland, NZ: Human Rights Lawyer Calls for an End to the Persecution in China

World NewsJuly 31, 20170Comments

New Zealand practitioners gathered on Aotea Square in Auckland on July 20 and again on Central Square in Hamilton on July 21 to raise awareness of the 18-year-long persecution in China. Using posters and reenacting forced organ harvesting, they explained how practitioners are mistreated for their beliefs. Human Rights Lawyer: Your Efforts Will Make…

The New Zealand Herald Covers China’s Forced Organ Harvesting

World NewsJune 18, 20170Comments

An article titled “The 'living dead': Chinese prisoners executed for their organs then sold to foreigners for transplants” was published in the New Zealand Herald on June 3, 2017. The article reported that prisoners of conscience in China, including Falun Gong practitioners, are killed for organs to be transplanted to foreign patients. The article stated,…

Celebrating World Falun Dafa Day in Australia and New Zealand

Australia NewsMay 12, 20170Comments

May 13, 2017 marks the 25th anniversary of Falun Dafa's public introduction, and the 18th annual World Falun Dafa Day. Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) practitioners across the world celebrate the anniversary by holding various public events, including parades, rallies, group exercise practice, and music performances. They also raise awareness about the Chinese…