Stop Waitangi Celebrations badge

This badge was worn by activists calling for a boycott of Waitangi Day celebrations held on 6 February until the terms of the Treaty of Waitangi were honoured.

 

This particular badge belonged to activist Rona Bailey (1914-2005). After the tumultuous Springbok rugby tour in 1981, Māori challenged Pākehā in the anti-apartheid movement to look at racism in New Zealand. Bailey became part of the organising group of Project Waitangi (1985-90) which aimed to educate Pākehā about the Treaty of Waitangi.