Maori challenge at Parliament, 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.

This image Appears In 2 Articles:

The Treaty in practice
Parliament's culture and traditions

Keywords

protest

parliament

hikoi

1970s

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Evening Post Collection
Reference: EP/1975/4446/8
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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