Bastion Point

Takaparawhau / Bastion Point
Takaparawhau (Māori)
Headland
Takaparawhau / Bastion Point seen from the fishing pier jutting out into the Waitematā Harbour.
Takaparawhau / Bastion Point seen from the fishing pier jutting out into the Waitematā Harbour.
Takaparawhau / Bastion Point is located in Auckland
Takaparawhau / Bastion Point
Takaparawhau / Bastion Point
Location in Auckland
Coordinates: 36°50′39″S 174°49′27″E / 36.84417°S 174.82417°E / -36.84417; 174.82417
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Part ofŌrākei
Offshore water bodiesWaitematā Harbour
Native nameTakaparawhau (Māori)
The entrance to Ōrākei Marae, the cultural hub for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

Takaparawhau / Bastion Point is a coastal piece of land in Ōrākei, Auckland, New Zealand, overlooking the Waitematā Harbour. The area is significant in New Zealand history as the site of protests in the late 1970s by Māori against forced land alienation by Pākehā (European settlers).[1] Takaparawhau is now the site of the private Ōrākei Marae, the public Michael Joseph Savage Memorial, and privately-owned reserve land that is accessible to the public.