The Ōrākei Māori Action Committee began occupying Takaparawhau, also known as Bastion Point, to resist a proposed housing development on ancestral land. Led by Joe Hawke, the occupiers connected the...
Police, supported by military personnel, ended the 506-day occupation of Takaparawhau and arrested 222 protesters. Buildings established by the occupiers were demolished. The eviction exposed the...
