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Political leaders: President Nelson Mandela at Ngāruawāhia

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Political leaders: President Nelson Mandela at Ngāruawāhia

Nelson Mandela, long-time political prisoner and then president of post-apartheid South Africa, had great mana in New Zealand. His 1995 visit to the country drew large crowds, as here at Tūrangawaewae marae in Ngāruawāhia.

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Megan Cook, Africa and New Zealand – Politics, apartheid and sport: 1940s to 1990s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/35925/political-leaders-president-nelson-mandela-at-ngaruawahia (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Megan Cook, published 15 May 2012.