AlterNative

Abstract

This is a timely historical record in the wake of the 2004 hīkoi (protest march) on New Zealand Parliament to protest against the Foreshore and Seabed Bill. Flashpoints of protest on issues of significant importance to us have been punctuated by hīkoi , many of which began in the author’s Northland tribal region. Always dramatic and awe-inspiring, hīkoi invoke feelings of indignation against injustice and prejudice; they help to form a sense of solidarity among us, and they cannot be ignored. That there have been so many in the last half of the 20th century is a sign of the depth of Māori concern.