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The biggest difference between Hīkoi mō te Tiriti and past hīkoi
22 Nov 2024Analysis - The diversity of voices during the hīkoi was noticeable - from tangata moana to young immigrants to elderly Pākehā from the South Island.
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In photos: People of the hīkoi, and why they marched
21 Nov 2024Hikoi mō Te Tiriti has come to an end, going down in history as the largest march to Parliament in Aotearoa.
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A 'Mozzy' stripped of his Ozzy but proud to be Māori
20 Nov 2024It was a moment if déjà vu for Adrian Solomon-Maere when he stepped under the arch of Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance.
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Hīkoi to Parliament: The families taking part and why
21 Nov 2024The hīkoi is a family affair, with tamariki everywhere; pēpi sleeping in carts and buggies or tugging their cousins' hair.
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3000 join Māori electoral roll after Treaty hīkoi
26 Nov 2024New Electoral Commission data shows 2262 people changed from the general roll to the Māori roll, and there were 862 new enrolments.
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Louisa Wall says TJ Perenara's Treaty statement was censored
The former Black Fern, Silver Fern and Labour MP she "watched with pride" at how departing All Black TJ Perena used the side's haka. Audio
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People of the hīkoi: 'I watched the last protest from jail'
A former gang member is rewriting his future so his tamariki don't follow the path he once lived.
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Razor's thoughts on Perenara's hīkoi support haka
24 Nov 2024"He said it's sign of unity," Scott Robertson says of the All Black's message of support for the Treaty of Waitangi protests.
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Fears Māori will pay heaviest price if police carry guns
21 Nov 2024"Overwhelmingly, those people who die will be young Māori men," the spokesperson for People Against Prisons Aotearoa says.
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76-year-old master's grad wins hearts at hīkoi
22 Nov 2024Noel O'Malley is proud to be tangata Tiriti - and after being claimed by hīkoi organisers as their own, he's now known as Matua Noel.
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Pania of the Reef model dies
21 Nov 2024Mei Whaitiri, who was the model for Napier's famous Pania of the Reef statue in the 1950s - and mum to Meka Whaitiri - has died.
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Speaker's handling of hīkoi 'overkill' - Te Paati Māori
20 Nov 2024Staff were locked from being able give water to protesters, and wifi access was blocked too, co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer said.
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Non-Māori lend their voices of support to the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti
18 Nov 2024Pākehā and tauiwi "need to make our stand clear about Te Tiriti", supporters say.
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Sir Robert Gillies' tangi: Fight continues for Māori 80 years after World War II
17 Nov 2024First Person - RNZ reporter Ashleigh McCaull reflects on her ties to the late last remaining member of the Māori Battalion.
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Listen: Luxon says 'no need to meet' with hīkoi at Parliament
20 Nov 2024The Prime Minister says organisers were "closely aligned" with Te Pāti Māori, but acknowledged it was "a significant day". Audio
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Hīkoi brings in business
20 Nov 2024"Similar to an All Blacks test match" is how one business described their roaring trade during Tuesday's Hīkoi mō te tiriti event.
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What now for the Treaty Principles Bill?
20 Nov 2024"Kill the bill" was the cry from the hīkoi but it may not go away as quickly as protesters would like. Audio
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How the world reacted to te Hīkoi mō te tiriti
20 Nov 2024And how international media are framing the Treaty Principles Bill debate.
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Listen: Hīkoi doesn't represent NZ - Seymour
19 Nov 2024Seymour came out of the Beehive today to acknowledge the hīkoi and wave at the protesters - but retreated inside after just a few minutes. Audio
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'What's good for Māori is good for everyone' - hīkoi ends with peaceful protest
20 Nov 2024The capital turned into a sea of black, white and red today, as more than 42,000 people supporting te Hīkoi mō te tiriti overflowed Parliament's grounds and onto the streets.
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Watch: Seymour faces hīkoi protesters
19 Nov 2024The ACT leader was met with chants of "Kill the bill, kill the bill" when he walked out of the Beehive, before waving to the crowd and returning inside.
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Te Pāti Māori MP on her viral haka: 'What did we just do?'
19 Nov 2024In the face of criticism, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke says there was definitely a moment of 'what just happened?', after the House was suspended during voting.
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Watch: Traffic-stopping haka breaks out during hīkoi to Parliament
19 Nov 2024Vehicles were barred from entering the intersection as a group of men performed the haka to a crowd of hundreds of onlookers.
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Education minister says kids should be at school, not hīkoi
19 Nov 2024But the son of a haka expert, travelling down with students from Huntly, says "this is all part of our learning, this is their school".
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