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It's not a true land march, but march organiser Mike Smith
says each town visited will have the chance to make a demonstration
against asset sales to foreign investors.
They walk with the dreams of multitudes.
They left Cape Reinga on Tuesday and arrived at Auckland yesterday.
They said there's been lots of support.
It's not known how many will turn out tomorrow,
but today is all about gathering support.
Today, some of us are heading out to the city
to spread the news of this kaupapa.
At 2pm tomorrow, they'll be meeting at Victoria Park,
marching up Queen St and then ending up at Aotea Square.
They won't be crossing the Auckland Harbour bridge.
It's right for me.
I stand up and fight for Mother Earth.
They will arrive at Parliament on May 4th.
Anzac Pikia, Te Karere.
With me now is Hinekaa Mako, an advocate for the land march.
How did the search for support go today?
It went well.
There's been a lot of support right from Te Rerenga Wairua to Auckland.
The support has been of both a physical and spiritual nature.
How many supporters are there?
Because we've yet to see a huge support.
It's because in the small towns and regions,
although a majority attends, many cannot afford petrol
to go all the way from Te Rerenga Wairua to Wellington.
So 300-400 joined from Kaitaia to Moerewa and Kawakawa.
Tomorrow, we'll see more.
Tomorrow will be an event, as you're expecting a big crowd.
What has been organised?
There are many groups in support,
such as Greenpeace, Forest and Bird
and even political parties such as Labour, who joined in Whangarei.
There are also other groups.
Tomorrow, we hope to see a big crowd
at Victoria Park at 2pm to march on Queen St at 3pm.
Well done and good luck.
Hinekaa Mako, thank you for your time.