Springbok Tour
A DigitalNZ Story by Zac
1981 Springbok Tour (Social Studys)
A ticket before any of the protesting happened there is also a badge which is when people start to realize what apartheid is. Then there's the protesters meeting to start the protests.
Ticket
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Badge – Stop The '81 Tour
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Photograph – Springbok tour protest
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Here are protesters marching towards rugby park, and a family outside protesting against HART, then there is protesters running onto the field to stop the game.
Photograph - 1981 Springbok Tour
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Photograph - 1981 Springbok Tour
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
"Protestors on the field at Rugby Park"- 1981 Springbok Tour
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Here are protesters rushing onto the pitch to attempt to stop the game, then riot squads make it to the game and confront them.
"Protestors on the field at Rugby Park" - 1981 Springbok Tour
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
"Riot Squad on rugby field" - 1981 Springbok Tour
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
"Confrontation on Centre Field" - 1981 Springbok Tour
Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato