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1981 Springbok tour 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. The cause of this was the visit of the South African rugby team – the Springboks. Read the full article

1981 Springbok tour

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John Minto, the national organiser for HART in 1981, became one of the public faces of the anti-tour movement and attracted special criticism from Muldoon and pro-tour supporters. The long batons used by riot police during the tour were nicknamed ‘Minto bars’.

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.

1981 Springbok tour

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1981 Springbok tour Page 1 – Introduction. A country divided. 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 ...

Anti tour groups - 1981 Springbok Tour

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HART said they would lead a campaign of civil disruption if the Springbok South African Rugby team was allowed to tour New Zealand. In 1980 HART merged with the National Apartheid council making them HART : NZAAM (Halt All Racist Tours New Zealand Anti Apartheid movement).

1981: The year New Zealand roared

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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 …

1981 Springbok tour - NZHistory

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Jul 04, 2006 · John Minto - 1981 Springbok tour John Minto, national organiser of Halt All Racist Tours (HART) 'I think the most important impact of the tour in New Zealand was to stimulate the whole debate about racism and about the place of Māori in our community.

Anti-Springbok protesters block Hamilton match

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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.

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