Organisers of a hīkoi making its way down the country to Wellington say it's about more than just opposing the Treaty Principles Bill. 

Marchers are still north of Whangarei, and expect to be in the Capital between Monday and Tuesday next week. 

Organiser Eru Kapa-Kīngi says the hīkoi's true purpose is to defend Te Tiriti of Waitangi - and he explained the bill was just part of a bigger ignorance about what the Treaty really means. 

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