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1970s marches: Jesus march

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1970s marches: Jesus march

A young woman expresses her faith at the end of a Jesus march to Parliament in October 1972. The crowd was singing hymns with the backing of a Salvation Army band. Although these years saw the beginning of a decline in church attendance, there was considerable visible public affirmation of Christian belief.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1972/4889A

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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John Stenhouse, Religion and society – Towards secularism and religious diversity, 1970–21st century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/28423/1970s-marches-jesus-march (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Stenhouse, i tāngia i te 23 March 2011.