NewstalkZB's Barry Soper has been on the front lines of the protest in Wellington and believes it's anti-mandate – rather than anti-vax. 

He's spoken to a number of them and says half are vaccinated. 

The protesters also show no sign of moving on. 

Barry Soper told Heather du Plessis Allan the Parliament ground is like a village. 

“There’s alleyways between the tents, and all this talk about protesters living in faeces and stuff, they were offended by that, I’ve talked to a number of them, there is no faeces anywhere, they’ve got portaloos down there.” 

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