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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Eva Corlett in Wellington

Thousands of Māori gather to tell New Zealand’s government: you cannot marginalise us

The haka is performed in support of Hōne Sadler, during the pōwhiri (welcome) at Tūrangawaewae Marae.
The haka is performed in support of Hōne Sadler, during the pōwhiri (welcome) at Tūrangawaewae Marae. Photograph: Te Rawhitiroa Bosch/Rawhitiroa Photography

It was a rare national meeting that was expected to attract 3,000 attenders.

Instead, 10,000 were there, Māori leaders and their families pouring into Tūrangawaewae – the seat of the Māori King – in a mighty display of unity against New Zealand government policies that risk unwinding decades of progress for Māori rights and wellbeing.

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