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'Join together' song, 1974 Commonwealth Games
The 10th Commonwealth Games, held in Christchurch in January 1974, was an odd coupling of 1970s cosmic harmony and cut-throat competition. The song that caught the mood of this was Steve Allen’s ‘Join together’.
'Save Manapouri' petition
Save Manapouri petition at the offices of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society, 1977
Computers in the workplace
Dianne Macaskill using a computer to compile statistics, 1977
Competitors in a dance marathon, 1977
Bob Easton and Hera Cook, the last two dancers in a dance marathon held at Olivers Cabaret, Wellington, 1977
Jesus marchers at Parliament, 1972
Jesus marchers crowded into Parliament Grounds, 1972
Girls with Sprint bicycle
Young girls with Sprint bicycle, 1978
Further information - the 1970s
Books and website links related to New Zealand in the 1970s
1979 - key events
A selection of key events from 1979
1978 - key events
A selection of key events from 1978
Opening of the Beehive in Wellington, 1977
Queen Elizabeth II opens the new Parliamentary Executive Wing (the Beehive) in Wellington, 28 February 1977
Demonstration against SIS Amendment Act
Demonstration against the proposed SIS Amendment Act, 14 October 1977
Pro-abortion march, 1973
Pro-abortion rights march, Wellington, 1973
Sleeping Dogs movie poster
Sleeping Dogs movie poster, 1977
1977 - key events
A selection of key events from 1977
1976 - key events
A selection of key events for 1976
Tent embassy at Parliament, 1975
View of some of the tents put up by Maori land marchers on the lawns in front of the Parliamentary Buildings, Wellington, 1975
Māori land march passes through Awapuni
Māori Land March on the outskirts of Palmerston North, October 1975
1975 - key events
A selection of key events from 1975
Royal family at Waitangi, 1974
Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, the Duke of Edinburgh, and Prime Minister Norman Kirk at Waitangi on 6 February 1974
1974 - key events
Selection of events from 1974

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