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Whina Cooper leads land march to Parliament

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 an end to the alienation (sale) of Māori land.

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Internal links

Treaty events since 1950 - Treaty timelineThe Treaty debated - the Treaty in practiceDame Whina CooperTe Roopu o te Matakite march on Parliament, 1975

External links

  • Treaty of Waitangi: Issues from the 1970s (Radio NZ)
  • Whina Cooper (Monumental Stories)
  • 1975 land march (Te Ara)
  • Maori urbanisation and renaissance (Te Ara)
  • Whina Cooper and Duncan MacIntyre (Te Ara)
  • Whina Cooper biography (DNZB)
  • Te Matakite O Aotearoa (NZOnScreen)
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