1 janv. 1955 - Whina Cooper approaches Department of Maori Affairs officers

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in Auckland apathy on the part of Department officers also contributed to poor
progress up to 1955 , when Whina Cooper arrived on the scene . Shocked at the deplorable conditions she found amongst Maori living in the central city area, Mrs. Cooper approached the Department for assistance . She was told there was no demand for houses, and that the Department had only 30 applications for loans or state house tenancies in the whole region. She approached local Maori who told her they had given up approaching the Department

Source: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/6503