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Protestors at Pākaitore

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Protestors at Pākaitore

On 30 March 1995 the occupiers of Pākaitore were given a deadline to leave. Here they sing as the deadline passes without police action.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP-Ethics-Demonstrations-Moutoa Gardens-04

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David Young, Whanganui tribes – The 20th and 21st centuries, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2196/protestors-at-pakaitore (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by David Young, published 4 March 2009, updated 22 March 2017.