Locals tweeted about the incident as soon as they heard about it.
@audaciousgloop (Auckland, N.Z.): Protester grabs John Key's arm! http://is.gd/irgT Was it the broken one?
@ClaireDel (Auckland, N.Z.): O. Key assaulted at Waitangi. : ( http://tvnz.co.nz/
One New Zealander linked to a video of the incident.
@finenoises (Ohau, N.Z.): hmm our PM was attacked today: http://tinyurl.com/auxx3p not major but still... watch it