Dame Whina Cooper ONZ DBE (9 December 1895 – 26 March 1994) was a respected kuia (Māori elder), who worked for many years for the rights of her people...
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Whina or Āwhina is a Māori female given name meaning "helper". Whina or Āwhina may refer to: Dame Whina Cooper, New Zealand Māori activist Awhina Tamarapa...
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Whina is a New Zealand biographical film about the life of Whina Cooper. Written by James Lucas, James Napier Robertson and Paula Whetu Jones, and directed...
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Hokianga (section Dame Whina Cooper)
Zealand history have been closely associated with the Hokianga. Dame Whina Cooper was born at Te Karaka, Hokianga on 9 December 1895, the daughter of a...
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Te Rōpū Matakite (Māori for 'Those with Foresight'), created by Dame Whina Cooper. The hīkoi (march) started in Northland on 14 September, travelled the...
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The Statue of Dame Whina Cooper is located in Panguru, New Zealand, and honours the life of Dame Whina Cooper, a Māori leader and land rights activist...
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and comedian Walker Cooper (1915–1991), American baseball player Warren Cooper (born 1933), New Zealand politician Whina Cooper (1895–1994), New Zealand...
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roles as younger versions of main characters in both Cousins (2021) and Whina (2022). Ngatai-Melbourne made her directorial debut with the short film...
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North Island, from Te Hāpua to Parliament in Wellington, organised by Whina Cooper. In 2004, a large hīkoi was organised during the 2004 Foreshore and seabed...
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for Māori. The first president of the Māori Women's Welfare League was Whina Cooper. These groups were conservative by later standards but did criticise...
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