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The first act of the Māori protest movement was arguably the boycott of Waitangi Day by a handful of Māori elders in 1968 in protest over the Māori Affairs Amendment Act. A small protest was also held at parliament, and was received by Labour MP Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan. Although both were reported in the newspapers they made little impact.
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 ...
People watched on from the side of the road as the main convoy entered Hawke's Bay. A local store sold out of Māori flags. [35] Over 3,000 people marched in the streets of Hastings on a rainy 16 November. The march started in the city's Central Plaza, walked down Heretaunga Street, and ended in the city's Civic Square. [36]
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 ...
The disruption was mainly organised by a group of Māori and Pacific Island students, called He Taua 'War Party.' Following a violent attack on the engineering students, when several students were assaulted, members of He Taua were arrested. Their court case in Auckland sparked anti-racism protests outside the courthouse.
Roughly 600 protesters on Tuesday marched to where New Zealand’s founding document was signed in the town of Waitangi, as official celebrations competed with protests against proposed government ...
"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 ...