Story: Te Tiriti o Waitangi – the Treaty of Waitangi

Raglan kuia and activist Tuaiwa Rickard (Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Toa, Tainui and Taranaki), known in public life as Eva Rickard (in headscarf), Titewhai Harawira (Ngāpuhi) and other prominent Māori lead a protest march on Waitangi Day 1984. They are walking from the marae at Te Tii (in the background) across a narrow bridge to the Treaty Grounds. By this time Waitangi Day protests had grown so large and intense that a heavy presence by police and Māori wardens was required to prevent disruption of the official celebrations.