The government accepted the Waitangi Tribunal's recommendation to return Takaparawhā, or Bastion Point, land to Ngāti Whātua. The announcement followed a long struggle that included the 1977–1978 occupation. It connected protest and historical evidence with redress for colonial dispossession. This date records the announcement of the decision.
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The Bastion Point announcement concerned a decision to sell the disputed land to a new private developer.
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The government announced acceptance of the recommendation to return land to Ngāti Whātua.