Springbok Tour – Gauge

Film, activism and cabbages – a chat with Barry Thomas

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Barry Thomas, cabbage patch, Patu!, rADz, Springbok Tour, Yeti Productions

Barry Thomas is a bit of an iconoclast. For more than 40 years he’s been involved in art, filmmaking, activism

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35 Years Ago: Springbok Tour Protests in Wellington

July 29, 2016July 14, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1980s, Radio New Zealand, rugby, Sports, Springbok Tour, televised sports

On July 29, in Wellington, 2,000 protesters opposing the Springbok Tour were confronted by police who used batons to stop

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Covering the Tour

July 28, 2016June 10, 2019 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1980s, apartheid, Gisborne, Graeme Moody, Hamilton, James Weir, Jesse Mulligan, John Howson, Lindy Fleming, Radio New Zealand, rugby, Sarah Johnston, South Africa, Sports, Springbok Tour, televised sports, Wellington

– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) Thirty-five years ago this week we were

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