Kōrero: Auckland places

Roadside Stories: Reclaiming Bastion Point

After European settlement of Auckland, the lands of the Ngāti Whātua tribe were gradually whittled away, and the harbourside area of Bastion Point was taken by the Crown for defence purposes. A 1977 government plan to develop expensive housing on Bastion Point prompted a 506-day occupation by the tribe and supporters.

Listen to a Roadside Story about Bastion Point. Roadside Stories is a series of audio guides to places around New Zealand.

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Archival audio sourced from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives. Sound files may not be reused without permission from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives (Reference number MPT 1914).

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Margaret McClure, 'Auckland places - Eastern suburbs: Ōrākei to the Tāmaki River', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/interactive/35225/roadside-stories-reclaiming-bastion-point (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Margaret McClure, updated 5 Aug 2016