Story: Ngā rōpū tautohetohe – Māori protest movements

Whina Cooper, Eva Rickard and Titewhai Harawira

Whina Cooper, Eva Rickard and Titewhai Harawira

Whina Cooper, Eva Rickard and Titewhai Harawira stand together at Waitangi in 1985. All three women are well known for their activism on Māori issues. The previous year a hīkoi led by Rickard and Harawira had been prevented from crossing the Waitangi bridge.

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Basil Keane, 'Ngā rōpū tautohetohe – Māori protest movements - Waitangi Day protests', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/35935/whina-cooper-eva-rickard-and-titewhai-harawira (accessed 19 March 2024)

Story by Basil Keane, published 20 Jun 2012, reviewed & revised 11 Jan 2023