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What was the name of the 1975 hīkoi (march) led by Dame Whina Cooper, in which thousands walked from Te Hāpua in the far north to Parliament in Wellington to protest ongoing Māori land alienation?
Answer: The Māori Land March — Dame Whina Cooper, aged 79, led the 1,000-kilometre Māori Land March from the top of the North Island to Parliament, presenting a petition signed by 60,000 people demanding an end to further alienation of Māori land.
- A The Bastion Point occupation
- B The Māori Land March ✓
- C The Raglan golf course protest
- D The Foreshore and Seabed hīkoi
Dame Whina Cooper, aged 79, led the 1,000-kilometre Māori Land March from the top of the North Island to Parliament, presenting a petition signed by 60,000 people demanding an end to further alienation of Māori land.