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Te Roopu o te Matakite march on Parliament, 1975

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Protest at Parliament

Maori on their long march – Te Ropu o te Matakite o Aotearoa – from Northland to Wellington arrive in Parliament grounds on 13 October 1975 to present their Memorial of Right to Parliament. Whina Cooper, who appears at the end of this clip, led the march from its starting point at Te Hapua a month earlier.

Video extract from Te matakite o Aoteaora/The Maori land march, Seehear Films, 1975.
Courtesy of Geoff Steven, sourced from the New Zealand Film Archive/Nga Kaitiaki o Nga Taonga Whitiahua

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How to cite this page: 'Te Roopu o te Matakite march on Parliament, 1975', URL: /media/video/te-roopu-o-te-matakite-march-on-parliament-1975, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 16-Aug-2008

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