Bastion Point
Tributes flow for Joe Hawke
Hundreds continue to flow through Ōrākei marae in Tāmaki Makaurau to pay tribute to the late Joe Hawke.
He led the 506 day Takaparawhau Bastion Point occupation in the late '70s.
On this day 44… Audio
Takaparawhau occupation leader Joe Hawke dies
Joe Hawke - the prominent kaumātua and activist who led the long-running Takaparawhau occupation at Auckland's Bastion Point in the late 1970s - has died, aged 82.
12: Post-War New Zealand
After the war came a new quest for security and identity. With it came new political debates and alliances. Maori and Pasifika moved to the cities. The way we viewed ourselves as a nation was… Audio
Solving the World's Problems
This is our fortnightly attempt to solve the world's problems one small thing at a time. NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson debates the pros and cons of building a statue of Papatuanuku at Bastion… Audio
Dawn ceremony marks 40 years since Bastion Point evictions
Forty years ago today the commissioner of Crown land George MacMillan gave the orders for more than 800 police and army personnel to begin forcibly evicting protestors from Bastion Point in Auckland… Audio
Bastion Point: Dawn ceremony marks 40 years since evictions
A dawn ceremony is being held to mark the 40th anniversary of the Bastion Point occupation. In 1978, police and army personnel forcibly evicted more than 200 people from Takaparawhau Taka para whau or… Audio
40th anniversary of Bastion Point protest removal
Forty years ago tomorrow, police and army personnel were called in to remove more than 200 people who were occupying Bastion Point. Those involved in the protest reflect on the anniversary, and warn… Audio
First look at Bastion Point's excavated tunnels
The tunnels at Auckland's Bastion Point, the resting place of the country's first Labour Prime Minister Michael Joseph Savage, were opened to the media for the first time today since they were… Video, Audio
Novelist Tania Roxborogh and the Children of the Revolution
In Bastion Point, we experience the 507 days the occupiers spent at Bastion Point protesting against its planned development, through the eyes of teenager Erica Tito. Tania talks to Lynn Freeman about… Audio
Goff and new council welcomed on Ōrākei Marae
The new mayor of Auckland, Phil Goff, and his council have been welcomed onto Ōrākei Marae.
Bastion Point revisited
The 1980 documentary no broadcaster dared to screen and the police once tried to confiscate is about to be screened publicly for the first time. Audio
Digitally restored documentary delights Ngati Whatua o Orakei
Thirty eight years ago police and armed forces evicted protesters who were occupying Takaparawhau or Bastion Point on Auckland's waterfront. Audio
Access All Areas: A Country Divided
The winter of 1981 saw the Springboks rugby team tour New Zealand, and Kiwis divided. Recent Maori attempts to reclaim ownership of government requisitioned land at Bastion Point had focused attention… Audio