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Remembering Takaparawhau 45 years on
It’s been 45 years since police stormed Takaparawhau, arresting more than 200 people, including Te Aroha Alec Hawke. Ricky Wilson / Stuff By Katie Doyle, Stuff
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Takaparawhau- 44 years since that dark day as Joe Hawke mourned
Mourners aee welcomed to the Joe Hawke tangihanga at Ōrākei Marae today
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Ten new homes for Ngāti Whātua's most treasured taonga
After waiting for 50 years since Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei was evicted from Bastion Point, Auckland, its kaumātua have finally been given the chance to return home.
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Takaparawhau 42 years ago
Today 42 years ago, a defining moment in Māori land rights took place when Police and the Military evicted 'protestors' occupying Bastion Point in 1978.
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'No tank you' to land sale
It may be a mock-up of war but for locals the real war is yet to begin between Ngāti Whātua Orākei Trust and members of the iwi.
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Council backs local iwi to build statue on Bastion Point
Last week, the Auckland-based iwi Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei took a preliminary proposal to Auckland councilors to build a statue on Bastion Point that could be as big as the Statue of Liberty in the United States or Christ the Redeemer in Brazil.
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Battle continues 40 years after Bastion protests
40 years ago today, hundreds of people took a stand against the Crown's plans to create a housing subdivision at Bastion Point. Today many of the protesters who were involved marked a day of reflection.
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Today marks 40 years since Bastion Point arrest
It's a day of huge significance for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei and Māoridom as a whole, as today marks the 40th anniversary since the arrests that took place at Bastion Point.
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Bastion Point- pain, loss and occupation
As we countdown the days to mark 40 years since the arrests that took place at Bastion Point, one father retells a significant event which ended in tragedy- losing his daughter during the occupation. Alec Hawke found redemption through music.