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Anti-nuclear protest

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Anti-nuclear protest

Concern that nuclear war could wipe out life on earth encouraged more people to support nuclear disarmament and other peace movement aims. This 1961 anti-nuclear protest march up Auckland’s Queen Street was led by children – a symbol of innocence and the world’s future.

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Ben Schrader, Parades and protest marches – Anti-nuclear, Vietnam, Māori, 1950s to 1970s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/21110/anti-nuclear-protest (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 26 February 2010.