hikoi

A protester flies the tino rangatiratanga flag at a hikoi during the New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy. Note also the presence of other flags, including the United Tribes flag.

In April 2004 a hikoi began in Northland in protest against proposed government legislation which would vest ownership of New Zealand's foreshore and seabed in the Crown. The hikoi arrived in Wellington on 5 May 2004, after picking up numerous supporters on the way south.

Te Rarawa leader and woman of mana, Dame Whina Cooper spent her whole life fighting for Maori land rights. As an 80-year old she led 5,000 Maori land protest marchers as they walked from Te Hapua (in the far north) to Parliament, arriving on 13 October 1975.

Te Roopu o te Matakite leader Mr Whakataka greeting the acting speaker, Hon Jonathan Hunt, with a challenge before the steps of Parliament, October 1975.

Visitors come to offer support to a group of Maori land marchers camped on the Ngati Poneke marae, Wellington, 30 December 1975.