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1981 Springbok Tour Protests A timeline of events

1981 Springbok Tour Protests A timeline of events. 1921. First official series – South Africa played in New Zealand. Apartheid becomes a legal system, under National Government led by Daniel Malan. 1948. New Zealand considered peaceful, prosperous and integrated. 1950s.

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1981 Springbok Tour Protests A timeline of events

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  1. 1981 Springbok Tour Protests A timeline of events

  2. 1921 First official series – South Africa played in New Zealand

  3. Apartheid becomes a legal system, under National Government led by Daniel Malan. 1948

  4. New Zealand considered peaceful, prosperous and integrated 1950s

  5. “No Maori, no tour” - petition signed against sending a race-based team. 1960

  6. United Nations called for a sporting boycott against South Africa 1968

  7. Halt Against Racist Tours was founded by University of Auckland students 1969

  8. New Zealand Rugby Football Union did not select Maori players to tour South Africa up until this time. New Zealand tour to South Africa – multiracial team because Maori were considered as 'honourary whites' 1970

  9. Norman Kirk, Labour opposition leader, promised not to interfere with the 1973 Tour in the lead up to the election. 1972

  10. Tour postponed 1973

  11. Christchurch hosted the Commonwealth Games Black South African nations threatened to boycott the games if the tour in 1973 went ahead. 1974

  12. Robert Muldoon said the National government would welcome a tour of the Springboks to New Zealand 1975

  13. All Blacks tour to South Africa Black African nations boycott the Montreal Olympics Soweto riots 1976

  14. Commonwealth heads of state meeting Gleneagles Agreement 1977

  15. New Zealand Rugby Football Union invite Springboks to tour New Zealand in response to Muldoon's attitude towards Keep Politics Out Of Sport 1980

  16. John Minto national organiser for Halt Against Racist Tours 19 July Springboks arrived for the tour 1981

  17. Gisborne 22 July 1981

  18. Hamilton 25 July 1981

  19. Molesworth Street, Wellington protest violence 29 July 1981

  20. First test in Christchurch 15 August 1981

  21. Second test in Wellington 29 August 1981

  22. Third test in Auckland 12 September 1981

  23. Teams selected on the bias of race, due to Apartheid, up until this time. 1992

  24. Rugby went professional 1995

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