New Zealand Protests

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New Zealand has seen many demonstrations, strikes, marches and campaigns by protesters voicing opinions against wars, laws and events. Explore activists and protests like Bastion Point, The Land March and the 1981 Springbok tour. SCIS No. 1831901

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Image: Taihoa Bastion Point

Taihoa Bastion Point

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Roadside Stories: Reclaiming Bastion Point

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Parihaka

Parihaka

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: 1975 land march

1975 land march

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Anti-apartheid protest, 1970

Anti-apartheid protest, 1970

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Irish protest poster

Irish protest poster

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Hōne Heke's protest

Hōne Heke's protest

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Kiwi railway station: 1955 protesters

Kiwi railway station: 1955 protesters

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: MAdGE's pink protest

MAdGE's pink protest

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Anti-Vietnam war poster, 1970

Anti-Vietnam war poster, 1970

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Mrs Carol Sefisi and family protesting - Photograph taken by Ron Fox

Mrs Carol Sefisi and family protesting

Mrs Carol Sefisi and family protesting - Photograph taken by Ron Fox

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Poster, 'April 10th, 1968.'

Anti nuclear-powered vessel protest poster

Poster, 'April 10th, 1968.'

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: PR 24 baton

PR 24 baton

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Karen Brough, injured during an anti Springbok rugby tour demonstration in Wellington - Photograph taken by Ian Mackley

Injured secondary school student Ref: EP/1981/2623/21-F

Karen Brough, injured during an anti Springbok rugby tour demonstration in Wellington - Photograph taken by Ian Mackley

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Kiwi CND badge

Kiwi CND badge

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Protest music Aotearoa

Protest music Aotearoa

National Library of New Zealand

Public protest: protest marches

Public protest: Protest marches

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Whina Cooper

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Children of the Revolution

Children of the revolution

Children of the Revolution

NZ On Screen

Te Whiti

Te Whiti states he will never stop protesting.

TE WHITI. (Star, 21 March 1888)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Māori land march, 1975

Māori land march, 1975

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: 'STOP The '81 Tour' badge

'STOP The '81 Tour' badge

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Environmental activists in Wellington, 1972

Environmental activists in Wellington, 1972

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Protesters against the clear felling of Pureora Forest, Waikato region

Pureora forest protesters, 1978

Protesters against the clear felling of Pureora Forest, Waikato region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Unionist march, Cuba Street, Wellington - Photograph taken by Photo News Ltd

Unionist protest march, Cuba Street

Unionist march, Cuba Street, Wellington - Photograph taken by Photo News Ltd

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Patrolling Auckland wharves, 1913 strike

Patrolling against protesters Auckland wharves, 1913

Patrolling Auckland wharves, 1913 strike

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Homosexual Law Reform submission

Homosexual Law Reform submission

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Protest against petition opposing the Homosexual Law Reform Bill - Photograph taken by Greg King

Protest against petition opposing the Homosexual Law Reform Bill

Protest against petition opposing the Homosexual Law Reform Bill - Photograph taken by Greg King

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: A bulldog in Moutoa Gardens during the occupation - Photograph taken by Phil Reid.

A bulldog in Moutoa Gardens during the protest occupation

A bulldog in Moutoa Gardens during the occupation - Photograph taken by Phil Reid.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Fashion week. Anti-fur protest. "Who cares?" 19 October, 2005.

Anti-fur protest Ref: DCDL-0000313

Fashion week. Anti-fur protest. "Who cares?" 19 October, 2005.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Rentpayers’ protest

RENTPAYERS' PROTEST. (Poverty Bay Herald, 08 July 1920)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Massey's Cossacks

Massey's Cossacks

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: HMNZS OTAGO at the Mururoa Nuclear Test Zone in 1973.

HMNZS Otago nuclear protest

HMNZS OTAGO at the Mururoa Nuclear Test Zone in 1973.

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Facing Down the Bomb - a protest at Mururoa 1973

Facing Down the Bomb – a protest at Mururoa 1973

Facing Down the Bomb - a protest at Mururoa 1973

Radio New Zealand

Image: Whina Cooper addressing Maori Land March at Hamilton

Whina Cooper

Whina Cooper addressing Maori Land March at Hamilton

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: 'GE' poster

GE protest poster

'GE' poster

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Creator unknown :Photograph of the 1932 Cuba Street riot, Wellington

1932 Cuba Street riot

Creator unknown :Photograph of the 1932 Cuba Street riot, Wellington

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Nisbet, Alistair, fl 1990s :Mururoa. 4 May 1992.

Mururoa cartoon

Nisbet, Alistair, fl 1990s :Mururoa. 4 May 1992.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Auckland protest against submarine USS Haddo, New Zealand

Auckland protest against submarine USS Haddo in 1979

Auckland protest against submarine USS Haddo, New Zealand

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: T-shirt, 'Free...Nelson Mandela'

T-shirt, 'Free...Nelson Mandela'

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Women's March T-shirt

Women's March T-shirt

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Decades of Change

Services to Schools

Image: No Maoris No Tour

No Maoris No Tour

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Vietnam War protest

Vietnam War protest

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Foreshore and seabed hīkoi

Foreshore and seabed hīkoi

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

EPIC

Services to Schools