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Biography: Nash, Walter

Walter Nash speaking at the 1968 New Zealand Labour Party conference

Hear Walter Nash, speaking at the 1968 New Zealand Labour Party conference, talking about his actions in 1951 in regard to the waterfront dispute. Nash is very emotional – it is the first time he has spoken publicly about these events. He died shortly afterwards. (6 min 23 sec)

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Reference: T912

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Barry Gustafson. 'Nash, Walter', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/36/walter-nash-speaking-at-the-1968-new-zealand-labour-party-conference (accessed 9 July 2026).