Homosexual law reform in New Zealand
20 years out!
The 1951 waterfront dispute
The 1981 Springbok rugby tour
A country divided
Nuclear-free New Zealand
The nuclear umbrella
'Black Tuesday' - the 1912 Waihi strike
The killing of Fred Evans
On 'Black Tuesday', 12 November 1912, in the midst of a bitter six-month strike by miners in the small New Zealand goldmining town of Waihi, striker Fred Evans was killed - one of only two fatalities* in an industrial dispute in New Zealand's history.
Setting the scene - homosexual law reform
Background to reform
There is a long history of opposition to sexual activity between men and an equally long history of legislation that criminalised this activity. New Zealand took its cue from English social and legal traditions.
All Blacks versus Springboks - 1981 Springbok tour
A long tradition of rugby rivalry
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