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Land sold
Ngati Whatua sold around 3000 acres to the British government -
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History of Bastion Point
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Ngati Whatua church and cemetery
Ngati Whatua had handed their church as well as their cemetery over to the Anglican church -
What did they have left ?
Ngati Whatua only had 700 acres of land left -
'Absolutely inalienable'
The native land court had declared the land as 'absolutely inalienable' which means that it couldn't be sold -
Land became sellable again
Native land court made the Maori legal owners, therefore they could sell the land at their own expense -
Cemetry and church sold
The Anglican church sold the Ngati Whatua church and cemetery to the British government -
3 blocks left
By now the government had all except 3 acres of the Orakei block -
Government compulsorily seize the land
The government used the public works act to evict the Maori and seize the land -
New marae
From the 1950s to the 1960s, Ngati Whatua started to build a new marae and chapel. They also presented a submission asking for 40 acres of land next to the marae -
High cost housing - Bastion Point
The government announced their plan to build high cost housing on Bastion point as it's known as a prime site which overlooks the harbour. -
Occupation of Bastion Point
A group of Ngati Whatua occupied Bastion point for a total of 506 days. -
Disassociated from the protesters
Ngati Whatua Kuamatua (elders) disassociated themselves from the protesters saying that the protest did not have any sort of tribal backing.