Ban the foolhardy from mountains?
What right did Robert Muldoon have to order seven deaf Japanese climbers off Mt Cook? Will his action mean that in future any climber will need prime ministerial sanction before he or she can proceed?
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Taonga source:
The Evening Post
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, A1984-015
Bibliographic source:
The Evening Post, January 4, 1984
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