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Whina Cooper
… Whina Cooper, of Te Rārawa, was born in northern Hokianga in 1895. … 40,000 hectares) were set up in the Hokianga district, and Whina supervised several of them. The schemes made rapid … later proved uneconomic. After her second husband (Bill Cooper) died in 1949, Whina moved to Auckland. Here she …
Whina Cooper leads land march to Parliament
… launched at a hui (meeting) convened by Te Rarawa leader Whina Cooper at Māngere Marae in early 1975. Its creation stemmed … for the 1000-km walk to Wellington. Led by 79-year-old Cooper, the hīkoi quickly grew in strength. As it approached … Whina Cooper leads land march to Parliament …
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… Pitapitanuiarangi Bennett, Charles Moihi Te Arawaka Cooper, Whina Fraser, Peter Henare, James Clendon Tau Hetet, …
Historian Michael King dies
… Biographies of Māori leaders Te Puea Hērangi (1977) and Whina Cooper (1983) also opened the eyes of many Pākehā to aspects …
Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora Māori Women's Welfare League
… was adopted and the first executive formed, with Whina Cooper as national president. [2] From 1952, the executive … lost over 1000 members. Assessing the reasons for this, Whina Cooper suggested it was mainly due to problems of …
The Treaty debated
… a wide range of Māori came together under the leadership of Whina Cooper, a respected Northland kuia (elder). At the end of a … Māori calls for the Treaty to be honoured. Whina Cooper In 1975 the Waitangi Tribunal was formed to …
Māori Women's Welfare League established
… approved a constitution elected a national executive, with Whina Cooper as president appointed representatives to affiliate …
Uneven rates of death
… Mangatāwhiri in Waikato, about 50 out of 200 people died. Whina Cooper recalled similar suffering at Panguru, Hokianga: …
Waitangi Day 1980s
… In 1981 an honours investiture of Graham Latimer and Whina Cooper at the marae was disrupted. Government …
1951 – key events
… as well as issues relating specifically to women. Whina Cooper was elected as the League’s first president. By the …
New Zealand history scavenger hunt 4
… four Which organisation connects the following Māori women: Whina Cooper Prue Kapua Miraka Szászy Areta Koopu 5. Flags of NZ …
1975 - key events
… land. The hīkoi was led by 79-year-old Te Rarawa leader Whina Cooper . Rallying behind the catch-cry of ‘Not one more acre …
1981 - key events
… Waitangi Day investitures of Sir Graham Latimer and Dame Whina Cooper, fellow Māori whom they accused of ‘selling out’. On …
Treaty biographies
… Turi Clarke, George Coates, Joseph Gordon Colenso, William Cooper, Dame Whina Cowan, James Eyre, E. J. Fenton, F. D. FitzGerald, …
Treaty events since 1950
… October 1975 to publicise the continued loss of Māori land. Whina Cooper led the march (hīkoi) that set off from Te Hāpua in …
Comparing pandemics
… left neighbouring hapū and marae to fend for themselves. Whina Cooper recalled the suffering at Panguru, Hokianga: Everyone …
Mana motuhake: Images of Māori resistance to colonisation
… Rōpū Matakite o Aotearoa (those with foresight) was led by Whina Cooper. This famous hīkoi travelled the length of Te …
Māori
… kaua hoki ahau e whakae ki te tā moko. Ma te Atua ahau e awhina. (I agree by this pledge, not to smoke tobacco, not to … to Australia established an independent group, Te Rōpū Awhina Tamariki, which worked for self-determination and … The 1975 Māori Land March was launched and led by Whina Cooper of Te Tai Tokerau and the land rights organisation …