Takaparawhau / Bastion Point
Takaparawhau (Māori) | |
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Headland | |
Coordinates: 36°50′39″S 174°49′27″E / 36.84417°S 174.82417°E | |
Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
Part of | Ōrākei |
Offshore water bodies | Waitematā Harbour |
Native name | Takaparawhau (Māori) |
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.