IDENTITY SOUGHT
(New Zealand Press Association)
AUCKLAND, August 27. New Zealand lost its identity with the playing of “God Save the Queen” rather than “God Defend New Zealand” at Olympic Games victory ceremonies, the Auckland and New Zealand referee, Mr Batchelor, told the Auckland Swimming Centre’s management committee. He said he was “very disappointed” when he heard “God Save the Queen” played as Peter Snell stood on the victory dais in Rome. Mr Batchelor, who was a swimming official at the
last Olympics, said he would like the New Zealand association to take steps to have New Zealand’s national song played at future games. The chairman (Mr B. Simpson) said: “We will have to put our own house in order regarding the playing of the National Anthem before any change can be expected. “We would have to play ‘God Defend New Zealand* in our theatres and even at our local championships, instead of ‘God Save the Queen.’ ” The move was defeated.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19640828.2.115
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30531, 28 August 1964, Page 12
Word Count
161IDENTITY SOUGHT Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30531, 28 August 1964, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in