The hīkoi will officially begin on Monday at Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua with a karakia at 5am, before the convoy departs at 6am.

The convoy will then assemble at the Orana Motor Inn, Kaitāia at 10am, then Old Whangae car park, Kawakawa at 1pm, then spend the night at Kaka Porowini Marae, Whangārei on Monday evening.

The hīkoi will leave Whangarei’s Laurie Hall Park at 11am on Tuesday, heading to Dargaville, where they will assemble at Selwyn Park at 1pm. He will leave for the North Shore at 3 p.m.

Thousands of people are expected in front of Parliament on November 19 to oppose the bill on the principles of the treaty.

The lead hīkoi departs from Cape Reinga following the same route taken by Dame Whina Cooper.

Hone Harawira, veteran Far North Maori activist will join the hikoi, but will not lead it, as he did in previous hikoi.

“There are many things I would rather do than march to Wellington, but when everything you have ever stood for is destroyed before your eyes, you will have to step up,” Harawira said.

Harawira led the country’s last major hikoi in Wellington, but says this government is threatening to do much more than just strip Māori of their titles to the foreshore.

“They launched a blitz of racist legislation, using surprise, speed and superior firepower, and all without notification, consultation or expert advice. Their argument is: “Who cares, we have the numbers and we’re going to do what we want, whether you like it or not.” Well, we don’t care, and we plan to let them know.

But this time, Harawira will be just another walker, happy to offer advice and support to the management team.

“In 2004, we had to call all the fierce activists to support the hikoi and rely on their commitment and contacts to bring the nation to Poneke. Twenty years later, there is a new buzz in the air, with rangatahi at the helm of the hikoi, building on a series of powerful activations across the country, using social media to spread the message and bringing a a whole new energy and focus at the hikoi.

“And their message about the future is great – it’s not just focused on Parliament, but it’s sowing the seeds of a forest we’ll never see and creating a world in which our mokopuna can thrive.” »

Toitū te Tiriti Waihōpai hīkoi organizer Rivah Hura said it was a hīkoi for tamariki.

“There is a huge focus on the next generations, but it also sets an example. It’s really important to me to bring the people of Invercargill together and light the fire, educate them and empower them to oppose our current government,” Hura said.

Hura said she was inspired by Dame Whina Cooper to lead the land march to Parliament in 1975, but she said it was a little different this time.

“This government has not only affected Māori, but it has affected many people in New Zealand.”