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Haurongo: Rowling, Wallace Edward

Retirement from politics

Audio file

Bill Rowling retired from politics in 1984, two years after this photograph was taken. Listen to him discuss his reasons for retiring and his leadership defeat by David Lange.

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Reference: 27420

Image: Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327), EP/1982/3493/25-F, by John Nicholson

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John Henderson. 'Rowling, Wallace Edward', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/28004/retirement-from-politics (accessed 4 June 2026).