New Zealand authorities deploy Barry Manilow against Covid protesters

Sound system on parliament grounds plays vaccine messages, Macarena and the crooner's 1970s hits

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New Zealand authorities have deployed Barry Manilow against protesters at its parliament, playing his greatest hits at hundreds camped out over coronavirus restrictions.

The protest began when a convoy of trucks and cars drove to parliament from across the country, inspired by protests in Canada. At first there were more than 1,000 protesters but that number dwindled as the week wore on before growing again on Saturday.