List of protests in New Zealand

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This is a list of protests in New Zealand.[1]

Protests relating to the Treaty of Waitangi
Main articles: Māori protest movement and New Zealand Wars

The Treaty of Waitangi was between the Māori and the British Crown and was first signed in 1840.

Year Day Name People Location Notes Image
1844–1845 Hōne Heke's protests[2] 1 Russell Protest against the British Crown by repeatably chopping down flag pole. Eventually leading to the New Zealand Wars.
1845–1872 The New Zealand Wars North Island A series of conflicts between the British crown, its allies and various Maori tribes.
1881 5 November (invasion of government troops) Parihaka pacifist settlement Taranaki Pacifist settlement invaded by government troops and many prisoners taken without trial.
1898 Dog Tax War[3] Northland Threat of armed civil disobedience over disproportionate taxation.
1975 13 October Māori Land March 5000 Auckland March from Northland to Wellington to increase public awareness.[4]
1977–1978 ended 25 May Bastion Point protest[5] (Ngāti Whātua land claim) Auckland Police and army personnel removed 222 people
1984 The Kia Ora Incident 1 Fired after insistence on using the greeting Kia Ora.
2004 Foreshore and seabed Hikoi Nationwide Protest over the seabed and foreshore being declared public land.
2004 Tim Selwyn axe protest[6] 1 Auckland Charged with sedition
2006 6 February Waitangi protest[7] Northland
2007 15 October New Zealand police raids Ruatoki and throughout the country Several people charged as terrorists, but not found guilty for that offence. Extensive protest over the police handling of the investigation.
2014 New Zealand war memorial day petition[8] 12,000[9] Nationwide Petition to raise awareness of the New Zealand wars by creating a memorial day

Environmental protests
Main article: Environmental movement in New Zealand
Year Day Name People Location Notes Image
1959–1972 Save Manapouri campaign[10] 264,907 signed (1970) Southland, nationwide Largely successful in reducing the effect on the lake
1960's-1980's Nuclear-free protests[11] Nationwide
2001 September Anti genetic engineering 10,000 Auckland resulting in a moratorium
2004–2007 Save Happy Valley Coalition West Coast Anti coal mine protests
2004–2007 Marsden B protest Northland
2010 2 May Opposing mining on conservation land 40,000 Auckland One arrest made

Protests against employers
Main article: Labour rights in New Zealand

This list contains notable protests against employers ether for the disruption caused or their results on society and working conditions. It also includes protests against the government when it is in the role of an employer. As in a ten-year period from 2005–2015 there were an average of 25 strikes a years this list does not seek to cover every such protest.,[12]

Year Day Name People Location Notes Image
1890 Ended 10 November Maritime strike[13] Ports around the country and Australia First nationwide strike
1908 Blackball strike[14] West Coast
1913–1914 The Great Strike[15] 14,000-16,000 on strike Started in Huntly coal mines and Wellington port Unionists against employers
1943 25 February Featherston prisoner of war protest and massacre 240 (49 killed, 70 wounded) Wellington Japanese prisoners of war refused to work and may have rioted.[16]
1951 13 February to 15 July Waterfront dispute[17] Nationwide
1978 Mangere Bridge dispute[18] Auckland
1979 General strike[18] 300,000 (max) Nationwide
2006 supermarket workers’ dispute[19] Nationwide
2008 Junior doctors’ strike[19] Nationwide

Protests for or against social change
Year Day Name People Location Notes Image
1879 Orange ‘riot’[20] Timaru and Christchurch Sectarian unrest
1893 Women's suffrage petition[21] 32,000 signatures Women's suffrage followed late that year
1908 November No License Campaign Dunedin
1916 November Blackball miners went on strike to oppose military conscription.[22]
1917 October Paddy Webb 1 West Coast Webb, a Member of Parliament, opposed conscription and when called up refused military service. He was court-martialled and sentenced to two years' hard labour and his seat was declared vacant.[22]
1943 3 April Battle of Manners Street[23] 1000 (total) Wellington Some of the American servicemen from the American South in the Services Club objected to the presence of Māori soldiers.
1971 Anti-Vietnam War protest[24] 35,000 Auckland
1977 May An abortion-rights march[25] Wellington
1981 Springbok tour Nationwide
2003 February Anti Iraq War[26][27] 10,000 Auckland and Wellington
2005 Black caps tour of Zimbabwe[28]
2008 April Ploughshares Aotearoa[29] 3 Waihopai Station
2009 New Zealand Internet Blackout
2011 SlutWalk[30] Auckland and Wellington
2011 Occupy movement Major centres Protests in the wake of the 2008 economic crises.
2012 Against gay marriage[31] 250
2018 26 July Abortion availability[32] 40 against, 80+ for Wellington

See also

References
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  2. McCormick, Arthur David; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Hōne Heke's protest". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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  4. Heinegg, Christian; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Maori land march, 1975". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  5. "Bastion Point protesters evicted | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  6. Cheng, Derek Cheng and NZPA, Derek (8 June 2006). "Sedition verdict 'harms free speech'". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  7. "A brief history of Waitangi Day". 5 February 2016. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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  15. "The 1913 Great Strike - The 1913 Great Strike | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  16. "49 killed in Featherston POW incident | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  17. "War on the wharves – 1951 waterfront dispute". New Zealand History Online. Retrieved 30 October 2009. The Waterside Workers’ Union protested by refusing to work overtime from 13 February. The shipping companies in turn refused to hire them unless they agreed to work extra hours. When no agreement could be reached, union members were locked out.
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  19. Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "9. – Strikes and labour disputes – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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  21. "Brief history – Women and the vote | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  22. "Paddy Webb's resistance to conscription | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  23. "The battle of Manners St". Stuff. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  24. "Anti-Vietnam War protests in Auckland | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  25. "Contraception, Sterilisation and Abortion Act 1977 passed | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  26. February 15: birth of a mass movement Socialist Worker Monthly Review, March 2003
  27. Saturday; February 2003, 15; Editor, 4:05 pm Article: The Scoop. "Thousands March in Auckland Against USA War | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 13 December 2018.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  28. "Zimbabwe protest armbands 'would cost cricketers'". NZ Herald. 15 July 2005. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  29. "Ploughshares Aotearoa". Ploughshares.org.nz.
  30. Trathen, Robert; Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "SlutWalk". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  31. "MPs attend protest against gay marriage". NZ Herald. 27 October 2012. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  32. "Abortion rally draws hundreds to Parliament". NZ Herald. 4 December 2018. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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