The predominant views and values of New Zealand society were increasingly challenged as Kiwis took to the streets to save the environment and express their views on a range of social issues, including feminism, gay rights and abortion.
In this 1971 photo members of the Ecology Action Group carry crosses listing a number of perceived ecological disasters.
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The 1970s
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RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS IN WELLINGTON, 1972
Events
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5 May 1898
Dog Tax War narrowly averted
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5 November 1913
Battle of Featherston Street
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10 April 1973
Labour government cancels Springbok rugby tour
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2 September 1979
Ivan Mauger wins a record sixth world speedway title in Katowice, Poland
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2 September 1972
New Zealand’s rowing eight win gold in Munich
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14 November 1973
DPB legislation introduced
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7 November 1970
Aoraki/Mt Cook face conquered by hippies
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25 July 1981
Anti-Springbok protesters prevent Hamilton match
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29 July 1981
Police baton anti-tour protesters near Parliament
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2 August 1983
Protest as USS Texas visits Auckland
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9 September 1976
Wanganui Computer legislation enacted
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12 September 1981
'Flour-bomb test' ends Springbok tour
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24 October 1913
Violence flares on Wellington wharves
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28 December 1929
'Black Saturday' - NZ police open fire in Apia
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30 July 1979
Carless days introduced
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15 January 1970
Anti-Vietnam War protesters greet US Vice President
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25 May 1978
Bastion Point protesters evicted
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12 May 1971
Anti-Vietnam War protests in Queen Street, Auckland
Biographies
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John A Lee
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Fred Evans
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Samuel Parnell
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Whina Cooper
Articles
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The 1913 Great Strike
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The 1970s
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1947 Greymouth beer boycott
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Homosexual law reform
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The 1951 waterfront dispute
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Nuclear-free New Zealand
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1981 Springbok tour
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The 1912 Waihi strike
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Vietnam War
Community contributions