1975 LAND HĪKOI AND PROTEST

A DigitalNZ Story by Janice

This set is based on this historic hīkoi or land march of 1975 when Dame Whina Cooper led a group from Te Hāpua in the Far North to Parliament in Wellington to protest the loss of Māori land.

1975 Hīkoi, land march, 1975 land march

Image: Dame Whina Cooper (1895–1994)

Dame Whina Cooper (1895–1994)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Māori Land March 1975 - Petition Sheet

Māori Land March 1975 - Petition Sheet

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Māori Land March (1975) - Itinerary

Māori Land March (1975) - Itinerary

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Māori Land March (1975) - Why We March

Māori Land March (1975) - Why We March

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Māori Land March 1975 - Petition to Parliament

Māori Land March 1975 - Petition to Parliament

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Māori Land March (1975) - Support from NZUSA

Māori Land March (1975) - Support from NZUSA

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Māori Land March (1975) - Route of March

Māori Land March (1975) - Route of March

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Māori Land March (1975) - Response to complaint by PM Bill Rowling

Māori Land March (1975) - Response to complaint by PM Bill Rowling

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Whina Cooper and her moko

Whina Cooper and her moko

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Māori land march, 1975

Māori land march, 1975

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage