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23 October Strike: SOS - Save Our Services rallies

09 Oct 2025

23 October joint union strike events

Far North

 

CityTime Location
Kaitaia10:30am– 12:00pm10:30am – Assemble at Te Ahu cnr SH 1 & Mathews
11:00am – March to old Pak n Save carpark
11:30am – Rally
12:00pm – Finish
Whangārei11:30am–1:00pm11:30am – Assemble Laurie Hall Park carpark
12:00pm – March to Town Basin
12:30pm – Rally at grassed area by Rayburn House Lane
1:00pm – Finish
Auckland12:00pm–2:00pm

12:00pm – Assemble in Aotea Square
1:00pm – March down Queen St.
1:45pm – Closing at Komititanga Square

This event has NZSL interpreters

Hamilton11:30am–1:30pm11:30am – Meet at Band Rotunda, Victoria Street
11:45am – March to Garden Place
12:30pm – Speeches at Garden Place
1:30pm – Finish
Tauranga11:00am–1:30pm11:00am – Meet at Memorial Park
11.30am – Speeches then sign waving
Rotorua11:00am–1:30pm11:00am – Various meeting points then travel to Village Green
11.30am – Arrive at Village Green
12:00pm – Speeches, sign waving, kai etc
Gisborne11:00am–1:00pmRally at Heipipi park then march through town finishing at Kelvin Park.
Wairoa8:30am–9:30am Gather at the lighthouse, then travel to Gisborne or Napier to join the larger action.
Napier11:00am–1:00pm11:00am – Gather at Napier Sound Shell 
11:30am – Speakers
12:15pm – March down Emerson Street to Clive Square
1:00pm or thereabouts – Disperse
New Plymouth11:00am–1:00pmRally at the Puke Ariki Landing. Street March through the CBD – Ariki Street – Egmont St – Devon St East – Gover St-Gill St – Ariki St and back to the Puke Ariki Landing.
Palmerston North11:15am–1:00pm11:15am – Meet at Railway Land Reserve, Church Street, Palmerston North Central and march down Church Street to the Square, around the Square and then gather on grassland by cenotaph where we will proceed with event, speakers, etc.
Whanganui11:30am–1:30pmMeet at the town bridge and march up Victoria Avenue to Majestic Square. Rally at majestic square for one hour. 
Wellington12:00pm–2:00pm12:00pm – Meet at Queen Wharf under the sails and march via Grey Street and Lambton Quay to parliament for a 1:00pm rally.
Wairarapa11:00am–1:00pm11:00am – NZNO, Allied Health meet outside hospital
11:30am – Meet NZEI, PPTA members at Hoskings Gardens, march on to the Town Hall
12:10ish – Rally outside Town Hall
Neil Hammond MC
Nelson11:00am–1:30pm11:00am – NZNO walk off site, picket outside Nelson Hospital
11:30 – March into town to Nelson library (those not marching from the hospital to meet by Nelson Library)
12:00pm – Hospital marchers arrive at Nelson library – pick up everyone else, march down Trafalgar Street to church steps
12:30pm – Hui at Church steps with speeches
1:30pm – Hui concludes
Golden Bay8:30am–9:30amPicket Only – Meeting at Village Green
Signing petition, education. TIMING IS UNCONFIRMED.
Blenheim11:30am–2:30pm11:30am – Meet at carpark by The Warehouse. March down Market Street and head to Seymour Square for speeches
2:30pm – Finish 
Christchurch11:00am–1:30pm11:00am – Meeting at North Hagley Park with music, kapa haka, stations for each union to have member-to-member conversations etc. Nurses start their strike action (meet at hospital, outer hospitals traveling in, start march)
12:00pm – Speeches and chants at North Hagley Park, Nurses arrive
12:45pm – March to key locations: Green Opposite Ministry of Education, Outside Ministry of Health (Oxford Tce). Corporate services, hospital
1:30pm – Crowds disperse 
Te Tai o Poutini9:00am–2:30pm9:00am – Hokitika: Meet in New World Carpark (RSA Wet day option)
11:00am – Picket Greymouth. Meet at The Warehouse
12:00pm – Greymouth Town Square for speeches (Regent theatre as a wet day option)
1:30pm – Westport picket: Meet Victoria Square, cnr Lyndhurst & Russell
1:45pm – PSA speech
2:30pm – Last speeches in Westport
Mid Canterbury11:30am–2:00pmMeet outside Library go over a briefing and safety plan. Move down both side of main street to the chessboard area. Speeches from each sector, walk past MP office. Move through to carpark on SH1 with signs and placards.
South Canterbury11:30am–2:00pm11:30am – Meet at Soundshell
12:00pm – Speeches 
12:30pm – Marching to MPs office, emailing him, and then waking to the green on the corner of Church street to chant, cheer and make some noise. 
2:00pm – Action ends 
Dunedin11:00am–2:00pm11:00am – March leaving from First Church, down Moray Place, up Lower Stuart Street and finishing at the Octagon
12:00pm – Rally and speeches at the Octagon
Invercargill11:00am–2:00pm11:00am – Rally at Gala Street Reserve.