Maori Party co-leader and Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell took to the streets to protest the closing of remote Aboriginal communities.
Mr Flavell joined veteran activist Tame Iti in a hikoi in Auckland last week.
His co-leader, Marama Fox, was at the heart of the protests, marching in Melbourne, and will meet Aboriginal activists including the founder of the #SOSBlakAustralia protest movement.
Marches were also held in Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, and overseas in cities including Los Angeles, Honolulu, Hong Kong, Berlin and London.
Preparations are being made to close scores of Aboriginal communities after the West Australian Government cast doubt on their viability.