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National Party advertisement

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In its campaign for the 1975 election, the National Party, under its leader Robert Muldoon, screened powerful advertisements prepared by the American cartoon makers, Hanna Barbera. This one was a response to the increased immigration from the Pacific Islands.

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Jock Phillips, History of immigration – Many leave, fewer arrive: 1975 to 1991, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/2158/national-party-advertisement (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.