Muldoon, Robert David

In 1977 Muldoon went along with the Gleneagles agreement, a pact between Commonwealth leaders to discourage sporting contact with South Africa, which then had a policy of apartheid – separate development for its black and white citizens. However, he subsequently refused to prevent a highly controversial tour of New Zealand by the South African Springbok rugby team in 1981. This Peter Bromhead cartoon deplores the resulting damage to New Zealand’s international reputation.

Cartoon courtesy of Peter Bromhead

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