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Hīkoi, 2004

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Hīkoi, 2004

A protest about the Foreshore and Seabed Act took the form of a hīkoi (protest march) to Parliament in 2004. The sight of thousands of people flowing into Parliament grounds brings to mind the proverb 'He pukenga wai, he pukenga tāngata' (a flood of water, a flood of people).

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 5 May 2004

by Kenny Rodger

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Basil Keane, Kōrero taiao – Sayings and proverbs from the natural world, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8893/hikoi-2004 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 1 March 2009.