1981 Protesting Springbok Tour

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The 1981 Springbok rugby tour - 1981 Springbok tour ...

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For 56 days in July, August and September 1981, New Zealanders were divided against each other in the largest civil disturbance seen since the 1951 waterfront dispute. More than 150,000 people took part in over 200 demonstrations in 28 centres, and 1500 were charged with offences stemming from these protests.

Protest Action - 1981 Springbok Tour

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56 Days of Protest 19th July - The Springbok team and officials were welcomed to New Zealand on the Poho-o-Rawiri marae in Gisborne. It was obvious from the beginning that conservative rural Gisborne was divided over the tour

New Zealanders protest against Springbok rugby tour, 1981 ...

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The Springboks arrived on July 19, 1981. Though they were officially welcomed by the New Zealand government, there was a sense of dread and anticipation that surrounded their arrival – perhaps, some thought, the 1981 tour should have been cancelled like the tour in 1972 was.

Causes of the protesting - 1981 Springbok Tour

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The protesting surrounding the 1981 Springbok Tour was caused by a list of social and political causes. The underlying problem that cause international problems for New Zealand was due to South Africa being run by an apartheid regime.

Causes - 1981 Springbok Tour protests

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A key cause of the 1981 Springbok Tour Protests was the increased opposition to the apartheid regime in South Africa, through raised awareness after the Soweto riots in 1976. The Apartheid regime and term ‘apartheid’ in South Africa was introduced in 1948 as a part of …

Anti tour groups - 1981 Springbok Tour

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The 1981 protests were the most extreme, in which thousands of New Zealanders took part in civil disobedience in the form of protests and taking extreme action like invading the rugby pitches. HART possibly played the biggest role in the Springbok tour protests, as despite many organisations for each area being established to organise protest ...

Primary Sources from the Event - New Zealand Protests ...

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New Zealand Protests-Springbok Tour 1981: ... "I didn't go on the May 1st Mobilisation because I hadn't made up my mind that protesting against the tour was a valid way of protesting against apartheid in South Africa. By July 3rd I'd decided that it probably was, but I was very unsure of myself and quite scared of going on any of the protest. ...

Anti-Springbok protesters block Hamilton match NZHistory ...

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Reverend George Armstrong addresses police (Alexander Turnbull Library, EP/1981/2598/28A-F) Anti-tour demonstrators invaded Hamilton’s Rugby Park, forcing the abandonment of the Springboks–Waikato match. Rugby Park was packed for the first Saturday game of the controversial tour. More than 500 police officers were present in the city.

1981: The year New Zealand roared The Australian Women's ...

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Jul 29, 2016 · John Minto voicing his protest to the Springbok Rugby Tour in 1981. John Minto joined HART (Halt All Racist Tours) in the mid-1970s in Napier. In 1977 he moved to Auckland and became secretary of the protest group. He was a pivotal force in the …

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