The Statue of Whina Cooper is located in Panguru, New Zealand, and honours the life of Whina Cooper, a MÃÂori leader and land rights activist.
The statue was commissioned by the New Zealand Government and was created by Jimi Hills, of NgÃÂti Porou, Tà «hoe and Te WhÃÂnau a Upokorehe. It is based on a well-known photograph by Michael Tubberty showing Whina holding the hand of her three-year-old granddaughter as the pair left the settlement of Te HÃÂpua at the start of the 1100-kilometre 1975 MÃÂori land march.
The statue is located in front of Waipuna Marae in the small north Hokianga settlement of Panguru. It was unveiled on 2 February 2020 by Whina's son Joe Cooper and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.