Story: The New Zealanders

Demonstration against the Vietnam War

New Zealand’s involvement in the Vietnam War triggered a questioning of New Zealanders’ traditional role as territorials of the British Empire. This massive protest on 30 April 1971 reportedly attracted 30,000 people onto New Zealand streets.

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Reference: 30 July 1971

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Jock Phillips, The New Zealanders – Ordinary blokes and extraordinary sheilas, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1982/demonstration-against-the-vietnam-war (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.

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Barry Lee
27 August 2010

Hi, I am interested in contacting other activists from the period, especially from Auckland. I have a blog page (http://pym-vietnamwaractivismhistory.blogspot.com/) which has quite a few photos. Regards Barry