The+1951+Waterfront+Dispute

== = = =** Part A - What happened? Why? **= = = =** Part B - How have these people and events affected us today? **= = = = One description says - = In 1951, New Zealand temporarily became a police state. Civil liberties were curtailed, freedom of speech denied, and the Government used force against its own citizens.

[|NZ History Website]

[|Te Ara: Strikes and disputes in NZ]

[|Wikipedia]

[|NZonScreen] [|The 1951 Waterside Strike - an Untold Story]