A major arms fair has been cancelled in New Zealand.
It was announced on 30 September that the annual Defence, Industry, and National Security Forum would not be held in 2019.
24 protesters were arrested for blockading the last two ‘defence forums’.
Auckland Peace Action said: ‘The nonviolent direct action tactics we have used have been effective at shutting this thing down for the past four years. Now the NZ Defence Industry Association has realised the futility of continuing to host this weapons show against the massive wave of public opposition and disgust at their business of war.’
Topics: Arms trade