Thousands join hikoi opposing Treaty Principles Bill

From the misty peaks of Cape Reinga to the rain soaked streets of Kawakawa, the national hikoi mo Te Tiriti today rolled through the north and will soon arrive in Whangarei. Since setting off this morning numbers have swelled from a couple hundred to well over a thousand people, demonstrating their opposition to the coalition government's controversial Treaty Principles Bill and other policies impacting Maori. Maori news journalist Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira has been following its progress and filed this story.