Bastion Point

Bastion Point
Takaparawhau (Māori)
Headland
Takaparawhau / Bastion Point seen from the fishing pier jutting out into the Waitematā Harbour.
Takaparawhau / Bastion Point seen from the fishing pier jutting out into the Waitematā Harbour.
Bastion Point is located in Auckland
Bastion Point
Bastion Point
Location within Auckland
Coordinates: 36°50′39″S 174°49′27″E / 36.84417°S 174.82417°E / -36.84417; 174.82417
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Part ofŌrākei
Water bodiesWaitematā Harbour
The entrance to Ōrākei Marae, the cultural hub for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

Bastion Point (Takaparawhau) is a coastal piece of land in Ōrākei, Auckland, New Zealand, overlooking the Waitematā Harbour. The area is significant in New Zealand history as the site of protests in the late 1970s by Māori against forced land alienation by the Crown. Takaparawhau is now the site of the private Ōrākei Marae, the public Michael Joseph Savage Memorial, and privately owned reserve land that is accessible to the public.

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