Woman halts hundreds of protestors with kung fu moves
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A New Zealand woman </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-delta-outbreak-kiwi-woman-tries-to-stop-anti-mandate-lockdown-protest-with-kung-fu-moves/OD4WENQRDBQOGK2TLZH2UEEZZI/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">has taken the internet by storm</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> after her attempts to single-handedly stop a protest against vaccine mandates and lockdowns emerged online.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The introduction of new mandates across the country and the placement of regions into strict lockdowns has prompted thousands of Kiwis to take to the streets in protest.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At a recent rally in Nelson, on New Zealand’s South Island, an unknown woman took a stand against the crowd and attempted to stop them with a kung-fu move.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The footage, posted to social media, shows the woman jumping in front of the protestors as they move down the street.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Someone can be heard saying, “they’re not going to stop, lady”.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instead of moving out of their way, the woman took a kung-fu pose to halt the protest.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, the protestors managed to continue past her, lifting their banner that read “freedom for all Kiwis” over her head.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The clip has since gone viral on social media, with many saying it was an “only in New Zealand” moment.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“You have three props and three wingers on that front line. At what point did she believe they were going to stop?” one joked.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Okay let’s give nana an award for the best reaction to protesting,” another wrote.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Kung fu grandma love it!” a third said.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This isn’t the first time a New Zealander has dealt with those hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine in their own, unique way.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another woman was spotted approaching vaccine-hesitant men and encouraging them to get the jab.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter user Te Kuru Dewes (@TeKuruDewes) said that the “Aunty” was “waving cars down” and making them get vaccinated.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr">Apparently there’s an Aunty stopping traffic in Mangamuka (Taitokerau), waving cars down and making grown anti-vax-leaning men go and get their jab in the van. Classic.</p>
— Te Kuru Dewes (@TeKuruDewes) <a href="https://twitter.com/TeKuruDewes/status/1456388117447860225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2021</a></blockquote>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Apparently there’s an Aunty stopping traffic in Mangamuka (Taitokerau), waving down cars and making grown anti-vax-leaning men go and get their jab in the van. Classic,” they tweeted.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“If anything is going to lift Māori vaxx rates it’s going to be Aunties that told you to get vaxxed or else,” one person replied.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Don’t mess with Aunties… just don’t,” another commented.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The conflict between protestors and pro-vaccine grandmas and aunties comes as </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-data-and-statistics/covid-19-vaccine-data" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">92 percent</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of Kiwis have received their first COVID-19 jab and 84 percent are fully vaccinated.</span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Tiktok</span></em></p>
