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Flaxmere anti-violence hīkoi, 2008

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Flaxmere anti-violence hīkoi, 2008
The Hastings suburb of Flaxmere is often associated with violence, criminal behaviour and social deprivation – and social, economic and crime statistics tend to bear this out. In 2008 a community-instigated hīkoi (march) against violence and gang activity provided residents with an opportunity to show that not all Flaxmere people subscribe to that lifestyle.

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Kerryn Pollock, Hawke’s Bay places – Hastings, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24208/flaxmere-anti-violence-hikoi-2008 (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 19 August 2009, updated 30 November 2015.