Hikoi - The Land March
On September 14, 1975, 50 marchers left Northland's Te Hapua led by the then 79-year-old Whina Cooper. By the time they reached Parliament on October 13, they had walked the length of the North Island and their numbers had swelled to 5000. In what was viewed by many as a watershed moment for New Zealand, the protestors presented a petition – signed by 60,000 people – to Prime Minister Bill...
