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1975 hīkoi

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1975 hīkoi

About 3,000 marchers crossed Auckland Harbour Bridge in September 1975, on their way to Parliament Buildings in Wellington to protest against the ongoing alienation of Māori land.

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Ben Schrader, Public protest – Protest marches, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/35103/1975-hikoi (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ben Schrader, published 7 May 2012.