Whina Cooper
Dame Whina Cooper was born in 1895 in Northen Hokianga of Rarawa descent. Whina Cooper was a very intelligent and faithful woman, her whole life she spent fighting for Maori Land rights, at 80 years old she had led 5,000 Maori land protest marchers (also called hikoi) from Te Hapua to Parliament in Wellington.
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