Yesterday, hundreds of people marched through Sydney’s city centre on Gadigal Land as part of the Toitū Te Tiriti (Honour the Treaty), a movement sweeping through Aotearoa, protesting against the controversial Treaty Principles Bill, a piece of legislation being brought before New Zealand’s parliament that attempts to undermine the Treaty of Waitangi. The treaty is the foundation document of relations between Māori and Pākehā (non-Māori) people.
Since the 10th of November, thousands of people have been marching as part of the Hikoi mo te Tiriti (March for the Treaty) from the north of Aotearoa, aiming to descend on New Zealand’s Parliament in Wellington on the 19th of November to protest the Bill.
Yesterday’s Hikoi mo te Tiriti in Sydney on Gadigal Land started at Martin Place before marching to the New Zealand Consulate-General in Bond Street, where speeches were made and hakas performed. The hikoi then moved to Hyde Park.
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