A Palmerston North woman has spoken out after being dragged out of a Stop Co-Governance meeting by her legs.
Victoria Jakobs was protesting against the controversial event which is touring the country.
But the event organiser isn't apologising.
Victoria Jakobs was taking a stand against what she believes is hate speech. Video shows her protesting at an anti-co-governance event where she was removed by a group of men and dragged out of the meeting by her legs.
"It kind of turned into terror and 'I wanna get out of here, how do I get out of here'," she said.
As she struggled to break free an audience of about 40 people watched on. One person even shouted to pull her pants down.
"It's really disappointing that not one person including the organisers stepped up and said, 'Hey stop, this has gone too far'," she said.
Bruises and a damaged tooth are what Jakobs has been left with.
She said she's never done anything like this before, but wanted to stand up for Māori at the controversial event.
"Sit down and talk with Māori and actually understand why co-governance is important," Jakobs said.
Organiser Julian Batchelor doesn't condone the behaviour of those at his event.
"They shouldn't really have done that because we've always worked with the Police, but I guess people were frustrated," he said.
But he refuses to apologise.
"Well I don't know what I'm apologising for, I need to know what I'm apologising for first."
In a statement, Police said Jakobs received injuries after being forcibly removed by members of the public.
Police are investigating and say they're speaking with several people.
