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Hazelhurst, Kayleen M., Political Expression and Ethnicity: Statecraft and Mobilization in the Maori World, Westport CT, Praeger, 1993, pp. 222

Includes information on demonstrations, but focus on the Mana Motukhake political party founded at beginning of 1980s which contested several elections and by-elections in that decade.
Poata-Smith, Evan Te Ahu, The Evolution of Contemporary Maori Protest, In Spoonley, Paul ; Macpherson, Cluny ; Pearce, David , Nga Patai: Racism and Ethnic Relations in Aotearoa Palmerston N.Z., Dunmore Press, , 1996, pp. 97-116

Account by Maori activist and academic which covers links to other movements, ‘brown power’, the Maori Land Rights movement of 1975-84, cultural campaigns, claims to the Waitangi Tribunal and responses by the Labour Government.
Walker, Ranginui, Ka Whawhai Tonu Motu: Struggle Without End, [1990], Auckland N.Z., Penguin Books, 2004, pp. 334

History of the Maori, including resistance to white occupation in 19th century: chapters 11-12 cover recent political protest, for example to protect land and fishing rights, and other forms of political activism.
Williams, David V., Seeking Justice for the Historical Claims of Indigenous People in Aotearoa New Zealand, In Ghal, Yash ; Cotterell, Jill , Marginalised Communities and Access to Justice London, Routledge, , 2010,