Right ‘unquestionable’
PA Wellington The right of rugby players to go to South Africa could not be questioned unless New Zealand were going to resort to totalitarianism, said the leader of the Democratic Party, Mr Beetham, yesterday. He said the decision of
the “rebel” New Zealand party to undertake the tour was insensitive and regrettable.
"However, their right to go is unquestionable, unless this country is going to resort to totalitarian restrictions on individual liberty to enforce ethical
stands,” he said. “It is now clearer than ever that, in the end, it will be persuasion and education, not protest pressure or recourse to law, that will lead to a suspension of relations with South Africa until apartheid is removed.”
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19860415.2.76
Bibliographic details
Press, 15 April 1986, Page 9
Word Count
119Right ‘unquestionable’ Press, 15 April 1986, Page 9
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.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.