Troops but no coup
Parliamentary reporter The so-called “revolt of the colonels” over Nat- , ional • Party leadership took on a familiar air yesterday with the arrival of armed troops in., the grounds of Parliament.Detachments from the Navy, Army, and Air Force were present to rehearse their role as the guard of honour for today’s Vice-Regal luncheon to bid farewell to the
retiring Governor-General, Sir Keith Holyoake. The Prime Minister (Mr Muldoon) watched from his office as the men were drawn up in front of Parliament’s main steps as journalists arrived to get his reaction to the announcement of the Challenge - Fletcher - Tasman merger.' ; ... ' “Talk of a constitutional crisis,” he said with a laugh. “The colonels have already taken over.”
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Press, 23 October 1980, Page 1
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