The Independent State of Aramoana was a protest established (23 Dec 1980) as part of the Save Aramoana campaign, in opposition to plans to build an aluminium smelter in the New Zealand town.
Location
The town of Aramoana, South Island, New Zealand.
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News Coverage
‘Art Seen: Sculpture garden’, Otago Daily Times:
The plan to build an aluminium smelter at Aramoana so appalled many citizens of the area that they declared their independence and created passports, stamps and other symbols of their dispute with the State.