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    Dame Whina Cooper MOTHER of the nation

    Oct 18, 2020 3 minutes
    Judy Kean

    It is one of the most iconic photos in New Zealand history. The 1975 shot, taken by New Zealand Herald photographer Michael Tubberty, shows Dame Whina Cooper and her granddaughter Irenee (then three) setting off hand-in-hand down a dusty road on the start of an 1100km hikoi. They are taking the first steps on the historic march from the Far North to Wellington to raise awareness of the loss of Maori land.

    Then aged 79 and plagued by arthritis, Whina needed a cane to walk, but the

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