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Aramoana passport

Aramoana passport

On 23 December 1980 Aramoana residents who opposed the proposed aluminium smelter declared their community ‘independent’ and issued passports and stamps.

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Malcolm McKinnon, 'Otago places - Otago Harbour', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ephemera/22755/aramoana-passport (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 Jul 2015