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    When nine-year-old Vincent Aspey persuaded his mother to buy a violin he had spotted in a second-hand shop she was dubious that he would practice, let alone come to be described as ‘synonymous with orchestral development in New Zealand’.

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Anti-Vietnam War protests in Queen Street

1971 Anti-Vietnam War protests in Queen Street

A civic reception for 161 Battery on its return from Vietnam was disrupted by protesters. They accused the New Zealand soldiers of being murderers and threw red paint symbolising the Vietnamese blood they had on their hands. more...

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The Anti-Vietnam War movementKeith Holyoake

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  • Demonstrations against the war (Te Ara)
  • NZ and the Vietnam War: PM's speech (Beehive.govt)
  • Slideshow of Auckland protest (VietnmaWar.govt.nz)
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