WELLINGTON, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Uncertainty marked reactions in New Zealand to U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration.
Protest marches, under the "Love Trumps Hate" banner, against the divisions sparked by Trump were set for the capital Wellington and the largest city of Auckland on Saturday.
One of the protest leaders is U.S.-born Green Party Member of Parliament Julie Anne Genter.
In a Facebook posting earlier in the week, Genter said Donald Trump epitomized "some of the worst extremes of human nature: greed, cruelty, sexual violence, anger, misuse of power."
"His election to president of the United States by a small fraction of the overall population demonstrates how broken democracy is in America," wrote Genter.
"We need to find new ways of doing politics if we are going to solve the problems facing humanity in the 21st century."
The government has been circumspect in greeting Trump's presidency, with Prime Minister Bill English reportedly saying earlier in the week that he was positive the two countries would maintain good relations.
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