Story: Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation

Petition from the hīkoi (3rd of 3)

Petition from the hīkoi

This petition was presented at the conclusion of the hīkoi organised by Te Rōpū o Te Matakite. It contained 30,000 signatures and is entitled ‘Memorial of Right’.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1975/4405/5

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Richard Boast, 'Te tango whenua – Māori land alienation - 20th-century developments', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/19544/petition-from-the-hikoi (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Richard Boast, published 24 Nov 2008, updated 1 Jul 2015