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New Zealand: Maori protest as hikoi reaches Wellington

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Up to 30,000 people are expected to attend a rally outside New Zealand's parliament on Tuesday .

The demonstration marks the end of a nine-day hkoi, or peaceful protest, that’s been making its way through the country.

The 1840 Treaty of Waitangi is seen as fundamental to the country's race relations.

The bill that has been introduced by the Act political party argues that New Zealand should legally define the principles of the treaty.

Grandmother Rose Raharuhi Spicer , from Te Hpua , New Zealand’s northernmost settlement, is protesting over land rights.

This is the fourth hkoi in a row, with her children and grandchildren in attendance.

Leah Land , a 26-year-old from Whangrei , is putting the final touches to a sign for the rally which reads 'Honour It, Don’t Edit It'.

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67

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informal

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English

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39

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