Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone
Protesters gathered outside Foreign Minister Winston Peters' home in Auckland in support of those on board the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Several New Zealanders were on board ships taking part in the flotilla, some of who were detained by Israel when nearing Gaza.
The flotilla involving more than 500 people, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, was trying to break Israel's blockade.
Videos from social media showed protesters outside Peters' home on Thursday.
Footage seen by RNZ shows people chanting, banging drums, waving Palestinian flags and holding posters.
Messages had been written on the footpath in chalk, including the names of some of the New Zealanders on the flotilla.
Police officers could also be seen.
Peters said protesting outside the home of politicians was disgraceful.
In a post on social media site X, Peters said that politicians had families and children just like every other Kiwi home.
"Our families don't deserve to be harassed and intimidated for any reason," he wrote.
Peters said that no one had the right to take away New Zealanders' ability to feel safe and secure inside their home.
He said that New Zealand had one of the most tolerant democracies in the world and that people have every right to express their view.
"But with that comes the responsibility to be a decent person and respect the places and times when you can exercise those rights."
Peters said that if people thought it was okay to "harass families outside of their own homes" they had lost their "moral high ground".
New Zealanders Rana Hamida, Yousseff Khalil Youssef Sammour and Samuel Francis Star Leason were on board the Global Sumud Flotilla. Photo: Screenshot
A police spokesperson told RNZ that officers responded to a protest at 6:52pm on Thursday evening.
They said around 30 people had gathered outside an Auckland property and police staff monitored protest activity.
The spokesperson said Auckland Council noise control officers attended on two occasions and found noise levels had exceeded acceptable standards.
"The group lowered the noise levels on both occasions, before dispersing without further issue at around 10pm."
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