Oamaru will be part of a simultaneous nationwide protest tomorrow over the 25c an hour increase in the minimum wage.
Rebecca Anderson, of Oamaru, has organised a four-hour protest outside Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean's office - the same time other demonstrations will be taking place throughout New Zealand.
It is part of a national campaign being organised by Unite, a private sector community union and non-profit organisation, which wants the minimum wage increased to $15 an hour, part of a "campaign for a living wage".
The Government has increased the minimum wage from $12.50 an hour to $12.75 from April 1.
Ms Anderson said recently she read about Unite's campaign and had decided to organise a demonstration in Oamaru, starting at 11.25am.
"It will show that Oamaru people can do it just as well as other centres," she said.
She is appealing to people who support a higher minimum wage to join the demonstration and has spoken to union representatives and opposition political party representatives in Oamaru as well.
"The issue cuts across the spectrum of political opinion," she said.
