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Hīkoi
A ''hīkoi'' is a walk or march, and especially a protest march, in New Zealand. The word comes from the Māori language, and often implies a long journey taking many days or weeks. The most famous hīkoi was the 1975 Māori land march, on which supporters and protestors travelled the length of the North Island, from Te Hāpua to Parliament in Wellington, organised by Whina Cooper. In 2004, a large hīkoi was organised during the 2004 foreshore and seabed controversy in opposition to the nationalisation of New Zealand's foreshore and seabed along the coastline. Marchers travelled on foot through cities and towns and in motor vehicles in rural areas. A hīkoi with between 500 and 700 participants took place in Auckland on 25 May 2009, following an indication by the National government that it would not heed a royal commission recommendation that the proposed council for the Auckland supercity include dedicated Māori seats. The hīkoi mō te Tiriti protesting the Treaty P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti
were protests in New Zealand against the Treaty Principles Bill that occurred from 10 November to 19 November 2024. The bill would redefine the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi. The bill was introduced in November 2024 by the Right-wing politics, right-wing coalition government as a key policy goal of David Seymour (leader of the libertarian ACT New Zealand, ACT party). Seymour rejected the idea that the Treaty of Waitangi was a partnership between the New Zealand Crown and Māori iwi. He also argued that the original treaty did not sufficiently define the legal rights of New Zealanders, and that this had never been rectified. Seymour is himself of Māori descent. The bill provoked opposition from several disparate groups, including senior lawyers, opposition parties and supporters of Māori rights. Opponents argue that Māori rights would be eroded and that insufficient consultation took place; proponents say the bill would enshrine equal rights for all New Zealanders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treaty Principles Bill
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, commonly known as the Treaty Principles Bill, was a government bill (law), government Bill introduced by David Seymour of the ACT New Zealand party. It aimed to define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and put them to a nationwide referendum for confirmation. The Bill was promoted by ACT, who campaigned against the co-governance policies of the Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand, Sixth Labour Government and advocated a binding referendum on co-governance. ACT and Seymour said the current principles had distorted the original intent of the treaty and created different rights for some New Zealanders, resulting in Māori people, Māori having different political and legal rights and privileges compared to non-Māori, and provided an opportunity for New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, rather than the courts, to define the principles of the treaty. A 1News-Verian poll conducted from 30 November to 4 December 2024 showed that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Foreshore And Seabed Controversy
The New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy is a debate in the politics of New Zealand. It concerns the ownership of the country's foreshore and seabed, with many Māori groups claiming that Māori have a rightful claim to title ( indigenous title). These claims are based around historical possession and the Treaty of Waitangi. On 18 November 2004, the New Zealand Parliament passed a law which deems the title to be held by the Crown. This law, the Foreshore and Seabed Act 2004, was enacted on 24 November 2004. Some sections of the act came into force on 17 January 2005. It was repealed and replaced by the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011. Origins ''Ngati Apa v Attorney-General'' In 1997, an application was made to the Māori Land Court requesting, amongst other matters, that "the foreshore and seabed of the Marlborough Sounds, extending the limits of New Zealand's territorial sea" be defined as Māori customary land under the Te Ture Whenua Māori A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māori Protest Movement
The Māori protest movement is a broad indigenous rights movement in New Zealand (). While there was a range of conflicts between Māori and Pākehā, European immigrants prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the signing provided one reason for protesting. Disagreements in the decades following the signing sometimes included New Zealand Wars, war. In its modern form, the Māori protest movement emerged in the early 1970s as part of a broader Māori renaissance and has focused on issues such as the redressing Treaty of Waitangi grievances, Māori land-rights, the Māori language, Māori culture, culture, and racism in New Zealand. It has generally allied with the Left-wing politics, left-wing, although it differs from the mainstream left in a number of ways. Most members of the movement have been Māori people, Māori but it has attracted some support from non-Māori New Zealanders and from other indigenous peoples around the world. Notable successes of the mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māori Land March
The Māori land march of 1975 was a protest led by the group , created by Dame Whina Cooper. The hīkoi (march) started in Northland Region, Northland on 14 September, travelled the length of the North Island, and arrived at the New Zealand Parliament Buildings, parliament building in Wellington on 13 October 1975. The purpose of the march was to protest the loss of Māori rights and land through the actions of (Europeans). Over the course of the march it grew from 50 to approximately 5,000 people. Background In 1953, the government under Prime Minister Sidney Holland introduced the Maori Affairs Act to enable the use of what was called "unproductive Māori land". Applicants to the Māori Land Court could apply to have land vested in trustee ownership. The Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1967 introduced compulsory conversion of Māori freehold land with four or fewer owners into general land. It increased the powers of the Māori Trustee to compulsorily acquire and sell so-calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
