In order to stop the logging of virgin forest at Pureora, protesters perched in the trees with camping gear in 1978. They received widespread public support. Listen to local MP Ian Shearer expressing his concern over the logging plans.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Morrie Peacock Collection (PAColl-4875)
Reference:
PAColl-4875-1-04-01
Photograph by Morice Gladstone Peacock
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Sound file from Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Radio New Zealand collection. Any re-use of this audio is a breach of copyright. To request a copy of the recording, contact Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision (Preservation of T Collection/Reference number 22970)
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