This essay is on Robert Muldoon, the former New Zealand Prime Minister and his role in the 1981 Springbok tour.

Robert Muldoon was one of the most powerful political figures in New Zealand. Having huge influences on New Zealand politics for almost 20 years, his way and his character were familiar to most New Zealanders in the 70's and 80's. South Africa shocked the world in 1948 when a government that supported a policy called apartheid was elected. This meant that people were separated according to race, sports were also interfered as different races were banned from …

…support from many other past close countries, New Zealand's collective security was threaten, she was alone. Most people living in New Zealand was either supportive of Muldoon, believing he was right for not interfering with sports and keeping his election promise; or they were against him, believing that he was supporting a racist country and threatening New Zealand's international status. In the end the National party continued to lose popularity and lost the election in 1984.