Image of Protest against South African Rugby Board president

1981 Springbok Tour posters

In July, August and September 1981 New Zealand experienced some of its greatest civil disturbance in that century as the South African rugby team toured the country.

This collection includes national and local posters against the Tour, and posters advertising various protest events across Christchurch.

Image credit: Protest against South African Rugby Board president. CCL-StarP-04083A

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All out against Boks, Sept 12

Poster announcing march time and location to protest the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. Poster features black text in capitals on pale background. Full text: ‘All out against...

Anti tour rally, Cowles Stadium, 2nd test

Poster announcing march time and location to protest the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. Poster features text in red on buff-coloured background and vice versa. Full text from...

Day of rage, September 12

Poster announcing march time and location to protest the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. Poster features head and shoulders image of Steve Biko and quote from Donald Woods in...

Final test, Rally, Sat. Sept. 12

Poster announcing march time and location to protest the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. Poster features black text on pale background. Full text: ‘Final test, Rally, Sat. Sept...

Friday Forum, Limits of protest

Poster announcing time, location and topic for the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) Friday Forum event. 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. The poster features capitalised...

July 22, Stay away, All out, National Day of Shame

Poster announcing march time and location to protest the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. The poster features capitalised black text against a yellow background. Full text from...

The Govt Must Act Now Stop the Tour Rally Friday July 3rd

Mobilise July 3, Stop the tour, Govt must act now

Poster announcing march times and locations to protest the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand on 3 July 1981. The poster features a group of demonstrators carrying a banner with...

Mobilise May 1st, Fight apartheid, Stop the tour

Poster announcing march times and locations to protest the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. The poster features a crowd of black South Africans with their arms raised in the...

New Zealands top street gang

Poster protesting against the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. Poster features central image of a New Zealand Police officer in riot helmet with baton raised. Text and image are...

Red squad is yellow!

Poster protesting against the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand and the New Zealand Police Red Squad. Poster features central image of cartoon pigs dressed in uniforms. Text and...

Stop the Tour Govt Must Act Now Mobilise July 3

Stop the tour rally, Friday July 3

Poster announcing march time and location to protest the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand.. The poster features silhouette image of demonstrators with banners and signs. Image...

Stop the tour, March, Cathedral Square, Aug 1

Poster announcing march time and location to protest the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. The poster features capitalised black text against a pale background. Full text from...

Stop the tour, Mobilise May 1

Poster announcing march times and locations to protest the 1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand. Depicts intersection of roads as a blue cross on buff background with with blue text in each quadrant...

The 50 guilty people

Poster protesting against the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. Poster features 50 black and white portrait photographs of New Zealand National Party MPs including their...

They've brought their national sport with them

Poster announcing march time and location to protest the 1981 South African Springbok rugby tour of New Zealand. Poster features a central image of a uniformed figure with back to viewer raising a...

Women against the tour, March from Merivale Mall

Poster announcing march time and location to protest the 1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand. Depicts black text on buff background with central image of a group of South African women. Full text reads...