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Whina Cooper leads land march to Parliament

13/10/1975 - Whina Cooper leads land march to Parliament

About 5000 marchers arrived at Parliament and presented a petition signed by 60,000 people to Prime Minister Bill Rowling. The primary aim of the march was to call for a halt to the alienation of Maori land.

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