springbok tour Archive

  • Keith Locke

    1981 revisited - by Keith Locke



    As a 1981 anti-tour protester I welcome next year’s visit by some of the 1981 Springbok squad. Captain Wynand Claassen is in make-amends mode. He sees the visit as ‘apologising in a way’ because  his team ‘were actually the instigators’ of the mayhem during the tour. No doubt the 1981 team members will meet some [...] read more
    June 14, 2010 11:13 am - 11 Comments
  • frog

    Sorry to Colin James - by frog



    I’ve just received an email from Colin James critiquing my interpretation of his article.  So, apologies to Colin: I misinterpreted the comments he made about John Key and probably placed undue emphasis on the implication in his story that the Greens are no longer young and fresh. I actually thought his comments about the upcoming [...] read more
    May 27, 2008 12:27 pm - 2 Comments
  • frog

    Stuck in 1968 - by frog



    Colin James previews the Green Party Annual Conference at Auckland University this weekend by comparing the Greens to Paris’ 1968 student revolution. In doing so James tries to date the Green Party as a movement that has been left behind as other parties moved on with the times. (For example he falsely attributes the Greens [...] read more
    May 27, 2008 9:32 am - 45 Comments