Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Student's Newspaper. Volume 31, Number 6. April 9, 1968
Extremists raise the flag
Extremists raise the flag
Six-member society reports: 'Mission successful'
Members of extremist "United Flag Raisers Society" successfully raised the North Vietnamese flag in the Botanical Gardens on night of March 31.
A spokesman for the society, which has six members, said the mission was completely successful.
A passer-by said he saw six nondescript persons lurking in the gardens.
Upon investigation he found one of the group climbing a pole with a flag.
The flag was hooked on to a wire across a valley to another aerial.
Once this was completed the six figures ran to the top of Upland Road and left in a black sedan.
The flag was seen clearly from most parts of the city during the morning.
After a defiant 12 hours it was finally ripped down by City Council employees.