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Keeping sport and politics separate was becoming increasingly difficult. In July 1969 HART (Halt All Racist Tours) was founded by Auckland University students with the specific aim of opposing sporting contact with South Africa.

Waitangi Day, a public holiday from 1974, briefly became New Zealand Day in the 1970s. Increasingly, it became a focus for Maori protest activities.

It is difficult to assess which side had the better of this debate during the Vietnam War

In this Nevile Lodge cartoon, which appeared in the Evening Post in 1973, the new prime minister, Norman Kirk, and his deputy, Hugh Watt, are discussing the problems the new Labour government faces.

Norman Kirk in 1971

biography of Prime Minister Norman Kirk

This 1969 cinema/television advertisement for the Labour Party emphasised the leadership qualities of Norman Kirk.