
Lobby group Groundswell NZ has run two national protests and is preparing to send tractors into the streets for a third time.
Groundswell NZ co-founder Bryce McKenzie said protests would appear in four major cities - Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin - but smaller protests would be held in town centres around the country.
Tractors, farmers and supporters would complete a loop through Dunedin’s city centre.
"There will be a number of tractors, utes, all sorts of vehicles and if people want to join in they’re welcome to."
Mr McKenzie said the event would be held at noon to avoid strain on commuters.
"We thought a lot of people would be on lunch at that time and not really on the move around," he said.
The move comes after the Government released its consultation document on He Waka Eke Noa, a primary sector climate action partnership group working on an agriculture emissions reduction scheme.
Mr McKenzie said the uproar did not mean farmers were against environmental protections, but what was proposed would mean the sector "would take a massive hit".
"If we don’t stand up, if farmers don’t do something now, it will be too late."