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The protest group Halt All Racist Tours was formed in 1969. Although this was an issue in which Māori were central, and Māori were involved in the protests, the anti-tour movement was dominated by pākehā. In 1973, a proposed tour of New Zealand by the Springboks (the South African rugby team) was cancelled.
Hori is an ethnic slur used against people of Māori descent. The term comes from a Māori-language approximation of George, an English name that was very popular during the early years of European colonisation of New Zealand.
[18] [19] Māori leaders were disturbed by the fact that the bill was presented a week earlier than had been expected, which they called "dishonourable", and possibly an attempt to pre-empt the national hīkoi. It was also claimed that it demonstrated a culture of New Zealand governments taking unilateral action without Māori consultation.
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 ...
Te Pati Maori said the planned protests were about asserting the power of the treaty, called Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Maori, as “enduring and everlasting”. (Reporting by Lucy Craymer. Editing ...
Protesters oppose bill which critics say undermines Indigenous Maori rights and threatens race relations More than 35,000 New Zealanders rally at parliament in support of Maori rights Skip to main ...
The Māori land march of 1975 was a protest led by the group Te Rōpū Matakite (Māori for 'Those with Foresight'), created by Dame Whina Cooper.The hīkoi (march) started in Northland on 14 September, travelled the length of the North Island, and arrived at the parliament building in Wellington on 13 October 1975.
Māori lawmakers performed a traditional haka dance to protest a New Zealand bill. On Thursday, Nov. 14, Parliament was suspended after opposition lawmakers performed the dance while the bill was ...