Protesters rallying against COVID-19 restrictions plan to meet at a war memorial in central Wellington on Friday.
The group, called Unite, posted their plans on Thursday night, revealing they will rally at the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park in Wellington from 2pm on Friday, the first of 14 days of protest.
"The theme for our first day is "Re-Unite" where we bring our community together once again in Wellington," the group says on their website.
"The primary objective of day 1 is to reconnect as a group to reform the foundation built and then torn apart on the 2nd March 2022. As a community, its vital that we connect and unite as a collective group prior to any further activity. This is to ensure that we all move together as 'one' in the days following."
A picnic is planned at the memorial, which the group says "symbolises our ancestors that fought for our freedom". It says the event is "non-violent" and the group won't condone any violent behaviour.
"Please ensure that the messaging banners and flags used are aligned with Unite’s core messaging to help amplify the movement."
Police this week have said they are aware of planned protest activity. Security at Parliament's grounds, where protesters camped over February and early March before a riot with police broke out, is heightened with fences in place to stop anyone entering. Staff have also been encouraged to work from home.
Protester Brett Power was arrested on Parliament's grounds on Thursday for breaching bail conditions. He was arrested previously during the 23-day occupation.
That event left the grounds destroyed and grass is only just starting to re-emerge on the front lawn.
"No protest, events, or demonstrations are allowed access to the grounds while remedial work on them continues," Parliamentary services chief executive Rafael Gonzalez-Montero said on Thursday.
NZUnite's website describes the group as "reasonable, rational, everyday Kiwis" who recognise "that the devastating effects of the COVID-19 response are far-reaching and far from over".
"We need to be vigilant - now, more than ever and surge forward with the momentum, passion and inexhaustible determination that we have amassed together toward unified and measurable goals," it says.
"If you have been affected by, or are concerned about Government overreach, police brutality, misinformation, coercion and their relation to the COVID-19 response, then we stand with you."
The group argues that while mandates are being removed from certain workforces from April 4, the ability to impose them remains in legislation.
It has 14 days of protest planned, but won't reveal the locations of each demonstration until the night before. It say this is to "minimise the chances of interference".
Wellingtonians Newshub spoke to on Thursday were not keen on the idea.
"I'm not wanting that at all," one woman told Newshub.
"We work just up the road so hopefully it doesn't impact our building too much," another said near Parliament.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced last week that mandates would be removed from most public sectors and close contact businesses, excluding in healthcare, the aged care sector, Corrections and MIQ.
Ardern has rejected suggestions the Government is removing the mandates due to pressure from the protesters at Parliament, saying it was always the plan once case numbers began to decline from their peak. She doesn't believe the removal will embolden similar protest activity.
