Dame Whina Cooper

Dame Whina Cooper and her grand-daughter Irenee Cooper set off on a dusty Far North road for Parliament. Photo NZ Herald Archive

Dame Whina Cooper and her grand-daughter Irenee Cooper set off on a dusty Far North road for Parliament. Photo: NZ Herald Archive

Addressing Te Matakite at Parliament in 1975 Photo:RNZ

On the hikoi, 1975 Photo: creative commons

Dame Whina at the Hokianga Health Trust. Photo: NZ Herald Archive

With her awards at home in Panguru on her 96th birthday in 1991 Photo: NZ Herald Archive

Whina Cooper in 1954. Photo: NZ Herald Archive

Sir Howard Morrison, on his fundraising trek for the Life Education Centre, is given a special welcome in Papakura by Dame Whina Cooper. Photo NZ Herald Archive

In bed at home in Hokianga in her early 90's - Photo Alwyn Owen- RNZ