While the march, or hikoi, was sparked by the bill currently before parliament, organisers hope it will ignite a broader conversation about New Zealand's relationship to Maori, he said.

“That is very important. But we are not encouraging our communities to relocate “Our attachment to the land is very important, the vanua, the fanua, that’s something the western countries don’t ...

Our attachment to the land is very important. The Vanua and the Fanua” He says that the fight will continue during and after COP, as climate mobility is not an easy task for the Pacific island nation.