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- The Maori Land March of 1975, Was a protest movement led by the group Te Rōpū Matakite which was created by Māori leader Whina Cooper. In march they started in Northland on September 14, walking the length of the North Island heading on there way to Wellington where the Parlourment was.
- As the walk continued more and more people like Hone Tuwhare, Tame Iti, Jo Hawke, and Tama Poasta joined in on the protest. Whina Cooper ended up leading a group of 5000 people. they marched all the way from North Land to Wellington. As they walked the handed out letters to peoples houses and the letters basically said help us stick up to the English nd fight for our land any race can join the march.
- The Hīkoi quickly grew in size and strength. As the march approached towns and cities, local people joined to offer moral support. The marchers stopped overnight at different places such as a marae to stay where Whina Cooper led discussions about the purpose of the march before starting the walk again the next day.
- As the walk continued they passed through many city's such as Wellsford, crossing the Harbor bridge in Auckland causing attention causing more people to join the march, and places like Palmerston north, and porirua then lastly Wellington. Geoff Steven interviewed many people on the march including Eva Rickard, Tama Poasta and Whina Cooper.
- 13th October 1975Roughly about 5000 marchers arrived at Parliament and presented a petition signed by 60,000 people to present to the Prime Minister Bill Rowling. The whole point of the march was to protest against the loss of the land the Maori lost.
- October 13th 1975Everyone had signed it After a memorial of rights was presented to Rowling, about 60 protesters set up a Māori embassy in Parliament grounds. after gaining interest from the media and pressure from the government the government agreed and gave the Maori some land.
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