Anti-racism demonstrations held in several New Zealand cities

People take part in a protest over the death of George Floyd in central Auckland, New Zealand, on June 1, 2020. (Photo by Wilson/Xinhua)

WELLINGTON, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of New Zealanders joined Black Lives Matter protesters in the United States on Monday by demonstrating peacefully in several Kiwi cities.

People take part in a protest over the death of George Floyd in central Auckland, New Zealand, on June 1, 2020. (Photo by Wilson/Xinhua)

Protests were seen in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin over the death of George Floyd in the mid-western U.S. state of Minnesota on May 25.

People take part in a protest over the death of George Floyd in central Auckland, New Zealand, on June 1, 2020. (Photo by Wilson/Xinhua)

Thousands of people gathered in a square in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, with hundreds more protestors in Christchurch, Dunedin and Wellington.

People take part in a protest over the death of George Floyd in central Auckland, New Zealand, on June 1, 2020. (Photo by Wilson/Xinhua)

Some demonstrators wore masks and carried signs, or did haka in support of Black Lives Matter, protesting against the murder of George Floyd in the United States.

People take part in a protest over the death of George Floyd in central Auckland, New Zealand, on June 1, 2020. (Photo by Wilson/Xinhua)■