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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