Meaning of hikoi | Babel Free

Definitions

A protest march, typically involving a long journey.

New-Zealand

Examples

“Although the coalition was fragile, it was a signal achievement for the Tainui contingent and the main body of the hikoi to arrive at Waitangi on the same day.”

“The idea of the hikoi was conceived at the General Synod of the Anglican Church but soon came to involve Christians of all persuasions.”

“"There is a proud tradition of hikoi in Aotearoa. We have marched as tangata whenua for our land, for our sovereign rights, for our sacred kai moana, and now we march to honour Papatuanuku and keep her free from GE interference."”

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