A hikoi protesting against the Marine and Coastal Area Bill has just made its way through central Auckland, on its way to Wellington.
The Bill replaces the controversial 2004 Foreshore and Seabed Act and restores the right of iwi and hapu to seek customary title through the courts.
About 70 people marched up Queen Street in Auckland just before midday on Wednesday, accompanied by a police patrol.
The number falls far short of the estimated 20,000 people who marched to parliament in 2004 protesting against the Foreshore and Seabed Act.
Protesters chanted as they marched, some carrying tino rangatiratanga flags.
An organiser Wikatana Popata says the new bill equates to nothing more than land confiscation through legislation.
The bill is being debated in Parliament and could be passed by the end of the week.
The hikoi is due to arrive at Parliament next Tuesday so could miss the passing of the bill.
Mr Popata says the Government is trying to rush the Bill through Parliament this week, before the hikoi is due to reach the capital.
