Bloody pictures showing the bodies of those shot and tortured in Tibet since March 14 crowded the street outside the Chinese Consulate in Auckland on Friday.
More than 100 protesters stood holding banners and Tibetan flags demanding the Chinese regime end the violent crackdown against Tibetan people, and release all political prisoners.
Standing opposite the protesters, were four male Chinese students waving the Chinese flag and at times, hiding their faces. They said the protesters were lying about what the Chinese Communist Party's soldiers were doing in Tibet.
Amnesty International spokesperson Margaret Taylor addressed the young men over the speaker system, asking them to learn more about the human rights abuses caused by the regime in China and abroad.
She said international media were being barred from entering Tibet and the regime was also blocking the UN from assessing the situation.
Friends of Tibet national president Thuten Kesang said he believes the New Zealand public strongly support the Tibetan people.
Green MP Keith Locke was appalled that the New Zealand government was entering a free trade agreement with China.
He said the government should instead demand the Chinese regime end all human rights abuses: "Clean up your act. Stop trampling on the rights of the Chinese people, stop trampling on the rights of the Tibetan people."
He said Chinese workers have no freedom of speech, could not join labour movements, and the environmental standards are appalling.
"It is a bit shameful that the Government are choosing this time, in a couple of weeks to sign a free trade agreement," he said.
The Global Peace and Justice Auckland and Unite Union will hold a protest march in Aotea Square from 12pm Saturday, April 5.
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