Brian Tamaki

Brian Tamaki

New Zealand New Zealandreligious leaderMaleb. 19644.4Global Dominance: 0.00%

Brian Tamaki is the leader of Destiny Church, a controversial religious organization in New Zealand. Known for his outspoken views on various social issues, Tamaki has attracted both followers and critics. Recently, he was in the news for his church group's involvement in violent protests against LGBTQ+ events in Auckland, where they disrupted a community celebration and clashed with police, prompting widespread condemnation from local leaders and communities advocating for diversity and inclusion.

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Brian Tamaki vows to take firearms ban to court after his licence was revoked.

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki vows to take firearms ban to court after licence revoked
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-08-09
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Brian Tamaki says police have revoked his firearms licence.

Brian Tamaki says police have revoked his firearms licence
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-08-08
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Brian Tamaki is the leader of Destiny Church and is involved in a police investigation regarding a threatening video.

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki’s gun safe taken as police investigate ‘threatening video’
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-08-05
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Brian Tamaki labelled the meeting and prayers 'spiritual warfare' and stated he has never prayed for a person to be killed.

Police investigate ‘threatening’ Brian Tamaki video outlining ‘heaven’s hit list’
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-08-04
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Shaun Vickers
Shaun Vickers

Brian Tamaki is the controversial church leader accused of making defamatory statements against drag queens.

Drag queens’ lawyer claims Destiny Church withholding private messages in Storytime defamation case
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-07-31
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Brian Tamaki is the leader of Destiny Church who made incendiary comments about Modi.

Protesters chant anti-immigration slogans as Indian PM Narendra Modi visits Auckland’s Spark Arena
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-07-11
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Brian Tamaki made incendiary comments about Modi and called for his visit to be banned.

Modi in Auckland: Thousands expected at Spark Arena event for Indian PM
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-07-11
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Brian Tamaki made incendiary social media comments last month, accusing Modi of targeting Indian Christians.

Narendra Modi arrives in Auckland for first official New Zealand visit
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-07-10
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Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has claimed his guns were seized because the Government and police are 'bending over backwards' before Modi’s trip.

Modi visit: India trade deal and tensions ahead of Auckland arrival - The Front Page
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-07-09
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Brian Tamaki is the leader of Destiny Church who made incendiary comments on social media regarding Indian Christians and other religious groups.

Police seize Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki’s firearms and revoke gun licence after incendiary online comments
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-06-29
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Brian Tamaki's Destiny Church members protested at the parade, causing disruptions.

Auckland Rainbow Parade draws thousands as police boost presence
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-02-21
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Brian Tamaki's Destiny Church members protested at the event, causing disruptions.

Auckland Rainbow Parade 2026: Police to help with security, fine weather set to attract crowds
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-02-20
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Brian Tamaki is seeking legal advice over the misuse of his image on a pride flag.

Brian Tamaki seeks legal advice over image on pride flag at Big Gay Out
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-02-19
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Brian Tamaki and Winston Peters have both targeted Indians.

India free trade deal: What Winston Peters gets wrong on visas - Richard Prebble
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-02-05
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Brian Tamaki is the leader of Destiny Church and spoke to the crowd before their protest march.

Thousands turn up to protest in Auckland, Destiny Church bridge walk blocked
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-01-31
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Eru Kapa Kingi
Eru Kapa Kingi

Brian Tamaki was involved in an unapproved harbour bridge protest.

'Sick of these clowns': Mark Crysell on Brian Tamaki's unapproved harbour bridge protest
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-01-30
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Mark Crysell
Mark Crysell

Brian Tamaki is leading a protest march intending to cross the Auckland Harbour Bridge.

Brian Tamaki says Destiny will cross Harbour Bridge, major police operation planned
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-01-27
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Naila Hassan

Brian Tamaki continues plans for a major protest in downtown Auckland.

Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki continues plans for major protest in downtown Auckland
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-01-17
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Tamaki has been promoting the march across social media, telling people it was their chance to protest about immigration.

Auckland Harbour Bridge protest promoted by Brian Tamaki blocked by NZTA over safety risk
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-01-16
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Brian Tamaki is linked to the group protesting the Tauranga Sikh parade.

Letters: Support for Sikh parades, concern over protests and visas
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2026-01-15
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Brian Tamaki is criticized for targeting a Sikh group celebrating their faith and culture.

Letters: Why National supporters are so frustrated with Finance Minister Nicola Willis
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-12-22
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Brian Tamaki claimed 'multiculturalism is ruining Australia' after a terrorist attack.

National MP, Free Speech Union criticise Brian Tamaki-linked protest at Sikh parade
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-12-21
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Brian Tamaki is a political leader linked to the Destiny Church and the True Patriots group that protested against a Sikh parade.

'This is New Zealand, not India': Christian group performing haka confronts Sikh parade in Auckland — video
The Times of India·IndiaIndia· 2025-12-20
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Brian Tamaki linked a group called True Patriots that confronted a Sikh parade in South Auckland.

Brian Tamaki-linked group confronts Sikh parade in South Auckland
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-12-20
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Matt Hoyes
Matt Hoyes

Brian Tamaki is leading a protest over the Auckland Harbour Bridge against immigration and politicians he disagrees with.

Auckland Harbour Bridge march: NZTA denies permission for Brian Tamaki protest – again
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-12-04
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Mark Fergus
Mark Fergus

Brian Tamaki, leader of Destiny Church, supports Trump and promotes Christian values.

Listener special: How the global rise of radical conservatism is influencing politics in Aotearoa
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-12-03
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Brian Tamaki leads a vigil and haka for slain US activist Charlie Kirk.

Brian Tamaki leads Auckland vigil and haka for slain US activist Charlie Kirk
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-09-20
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Brian recognized the Walkley whānau’s connection to the church and offered support.

Kaikohe crash: Mum’s horror moment realising 11yo daughter wasn’t among survivors
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-08-07
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Tamaki, wife of Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki, received 829 votes compared with Kemp’s 10,068 in 2023.

Tāmaki Makaurau byelection: Labour set to choose candidate, Peeni Henare emerging as favourite
The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New ZealandNew Zealand· 2025-07-11
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Conservative Christian leader Brian Tamaki and his followers torched flags of different religious faiths and called for stricter immigration policy.

Why is multicultural New Zealand seeing a hate campaign against Hindus?
The Times of India·IndiaIndia· 2025-06-26
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