Formation of HART
A significant long-term cause to the 1981 Springbok tour protests was the formation of key anti-tour groups such as Halt All Racist Tours (HART), that emerged in order to prevent the tour through protests, marches and creating awareness.
Trevor Richards, Tom Newnham and John Minto formed the anti-racist and anti-tour group HART with the support of others in 1969 to protest against the proposed 1970 tour, their catch cry: "NO MAORI'S NO TOUR'. This was the tour that went ahead after South Africa agreed to let Maori play under the title 'honorary whites'. After this, HART had a steady increase in membership, with a unified aim of preventing any Springbok tours. HART organised many events, hoping to create awareness and furthermore, create strength behind their cause. Such events include the 'stop the tour' conference at Porirua in 1979. HART did not only create awareness for the 'racist tour', but was an inspiration to many people, and groups such as Citizens Association for Racial Equality (CARE).
HART was a big contributor as to why the 1973 Springbok tour had been postponed, threatening New Zealand government that if the Springboks came to New Zealand in 1973 to tour, they promised a campaign of civil disruption.
HART and the groups that were influenced by it, were a constant pain for the government throughout the 56 days of protest. They produced a regular paper, HART news, which were enormously popular in the New Zealand public. HART were the leading force in New Zealand in creating awareness of the 'evils' of the tour, and were the main driving force, organised by John Minto, in trying to prevent the tour, however they did not have success.
The formation of HART and other key anti-tour groups were a long-term cause of the 1981 Springbok tour protests as they were responsible that had organised most of the protests and marches, and continued to put a strain in the government, that would result in several games being disrupted.
Trevor Richards, Tom Newnham and John Minto formed the anti-racist and anti-tour group HART with the support of others in 1969 to protest against the proposed 1970 tour, their catch cry: "NO MAORI'S NO TOUR'. This was the tour that went ahead after South Africa agreed to let Maori play under the title 'honorary whites'. After this, HART had a steady increase in membership, with a unified aim of preventing any Springbok tours. HART organised many events, hoping to create awareness and furthermore, create strength behind their cause. Such events include the 'stop the tour' conference at Porirua in 1979. HART did not only create awareness for the 'racist tour', but was an inspiration to many people, and groups such as Citizens Association for Racial Equality (CARE).
HART was a big contributor as to why the 1973 Springbok tour had been postponed, threatening New Zealand government that if the Springboks came to New Zealand in 1973 to tour, they promised a campaign of civil disruption.
HART and the groups that were influenced by it, were a constant pain for the government throughout the 56 days of protest. They produced a regular paper, HART news, which were enormously popular in the New Zealand public. HART were the leading force in New Zealand in creating awareness of the 'evils' of the tour, and were the main driving force, organised by John Minto, in trying to prevent the tour, however they did not have success.
The formation of HART and other key anti-tour groups were a long-term cause of the 1981 Springbok tour protests as they were responsible that had organised most of the protests and marches, and continued to put a strain in the government, that would result in several games being disrupted.
Key Historical Ideas
- Formation of HART was a cause as they were a pivotal component in the creation of such protests to the 1981 Springbok tour.
-John Minto, one of the founders, responsible for organising many marches and protests throughout the existence of HART.
-John Minto, one of the founders, responsible for organising many marches and protests throughout the existence of HART.