Story: Parades and protest marches
From the late 1960s protest marchers adopted the masks, costumes and antics of Mardi Gras parades and protested their causes through street theatre. It was an effective way of attracting public and (especially) media attention. This masked troupe leads an anti-Springbok-tour street march in May 1981. The central figure is a caricature of Prime Minister Robert Muldoon.
About this item
Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1981/1669/13
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.