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Neil Roberts took part in the Springbok protests
A more recent case involving police surveillance
Neil Roberts was part of the NZ punk subculture
Actor Tony Drumm sang in this band
Feature film drama about activism and state power
More graffiti as self-expression
Another famous instance of local activism
A lighter-hearted piece of 80s counterculture
Another famous instance of local activism
Fictional IRA terror on the streets of Dunedin
More dread and unrest from the 1980s
A music video touching on surveillance
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