Land march

Land march

In the early 1970s, growing Māori anger over land alienation led to activism. In the 1975 hīkoi (‘stepping out’), thousands marched from Northland to Wellington to ask the government to halt further losses of Māori land. These protesters are walking along the motorway towards their final destination, Parliament.

In the same year, the government set up the Waitangi Tribunal to investigate breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi that had been detrimental to Māori. In 2007 the Tribunal’s work was ongoing.