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A theatre play on this topic called The Haka Party Incident presented by the Auckland Festival in 2021 directed and written by Katie Wolfe. [18] Most recent Māori protest in this sphere has been directed against non-New Zealand groups and businesses who use the Māori language and cultural forms—sometimes copyrighting them—without ...
The protest followed a nine-day march that mobilised thousands of people nationwide, culminating in Wellington, where demonstrators, including many in traditional Maori attire, chanted “kill the ...
New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding treaty with Māori people.
The Maori Queen, Nga wai hono i te po, was also present at the protest. “The Maori Queen is willing to help lead a conversation about nationhood and national unity but she will not accept a ...
We were determined to rescue our language because we felt and we believed, and we believe today, that a people without its language is a people that die. [ 4 ] Other initiatives by the organisation helped to create real social and political changes in New Zealand including the establishment of Māori language nests ( Kōhanga Reo ), and Kura ...
"Why We March" [a] In early March 1975, a hui (assembly) was called at Te Puea Memorial Marae in Māngere Bridge, with 79-year-old Whina Cooper present. Cooper had earned much recognition and respect over the many years of her social and political engagement among Māori people and was one of the few women in the Māori community recognised as ...
More than 40,000 people have protested outside New Zealand’s parliament against a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding document between British colonisers and Māori ...
A hīkoi is a walk or march, and especially a protest march, in New Zealand. The word comes from the Māori language , and often implies a long journey taking many days or weeks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The most famous hīkoi was the 1975 Māori Land March , on which supporters and protestors travelled the length of the North Island , from Te Hāpua to ...