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Story: Ngā uniana – Māori and the union movement

Māori trade unionists’ hui

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Māori trade unionists’ hui

Marie Normile, branch secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Hotel Workers Union, attended the 1986 Hui a Ngā Kaimahi Māori, where a separate trade union for Māori was proposed. Ultimately, the proposal was rejected and delegates resolved to seek better Māori input into unions.

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Cybèle Locke, Ngā uniana – Māori and the union movement – Māori women and unions, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22957/maori-trade-unionists-hui (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Cybèle Locke, published 4 March 2010.