Story: Public protest

All images and media

From page 1 - Public protest overview

Prayer vigil at Parliament

Prayer vigil at Parliament

MAdGE's pink protest

MAdGE's pink protest

Television New Zealand protest

Television New Zealand protest

‘1984 No. 9’ by Ralph Hōtere

‘1984 No. 9’ by Ralph Hōtere

SlutWalk

SlutWalk

Large crowd holding banners and placards.

‘Trans rights are human rights’

From page 2 - Letter writing, petitions, meetings and rallies

Letter writing: postcard protest

Letter writing: postcard protest (1st of 2)

Letter writing: Pink Shirt Day

Letter writing: Pink Shirt Day (2nd of 2)

Petitions: women's suffrage

Petitions: women's suffrage (1st of 3)

Petitions: Save Manapōuri

Petitions: Save Manapōuri (2nd of 3)

Petition: opposing gay law reform

Petition: opposing gay law reform (3rd of 3)

Signing a petition

Signing a petition

'No Maoris, no tour'

'No Maoris, no tour'

From page 3 - Sit-ins and occupations

Kiwi railway station sit-in

Kiwi railway station sit-in

Vietnam War sit-in

Vietnam War sit-in

Student occupation

Student occupation

Bastion Point police cordon

Bastion Point police cordon

Ballance beheaded

Ballance beheaded

From page 4 - Pickets, blockades and boycotts

Watersiders' picket

Watersiders' picket

Ōmuriwaka roadblock

Ōmuriwaka roadblock

Wellywood blockade

Wellywood blockade

Moscow Olympic boycott

Moscow Olympic boycott

From page 5 - Protest marches

Hanged in effigy

Hanged in effigy (1st of 2)

Waihī marchers

Waihī marchers (2nd of 2)

Anti-Vietnam War rally

Anti-Vietnam War rally

1975 hīkoi

1975 hīkoi

Anti-mining protest

Anti-mining protest

Protesting violent crime

Protesting violent crime

Crowd holding various placards and signs.

‘Kate Sheppard sent me’

From page 6 - Destructive and violent protests

Hōne Heke's protest

Hōne Heke's protest

Specials' march

Specials' march

1932 depression protests: Dunedin

1932 depression protests: Dunedin (1st of 3)

1932 depression protests: Auckland

1932 depression protests: Auckland (2nd of 3)

1932 depression protests: Wellington

1932 depression protests: Wellington (3rd of 3)

Queen Street riot, December 1984

Queen Street riot, December 1984

Police in high-visible clothing and riot gear stand in front of grass area littered with rubbish.

Occupation of Parliament grounds, 2022

How to cite this page:

Ben Schrader, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/public-protest/media (accessed 30 November 2023)

Story by Ben Schrader, published 20 Jun 2012, reviewed & revised 26 Apr 2023