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Land Sold
Ngati Whatua sold 3000 acres of land to the british government -
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History of Bastion point
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Hand over of the Ngati whatua church and cemetry
Ngati Whatua handed their church and cemetery over to the anglican church. -
700 acres left
Ngati Whatua only had 700 acres of land left -
land 'absolutely inalienable'
The native land court declared the land 'absolutely inalienable' (cant be sold) -
land sellable again
Native land court made the maori legal owners so they could now sell the land -
Cemetry and church sold
The anglican church sold the Ngati Whuatua church and cemetry to the government -
3 Blocks Left
By now the government had all but three acres of the Orakei block. -
Government compulsorily seize land
The government uses the public works act to evict the maori and seize the land -
New marae
From the 1950s till the 1960s the Ngati Whatua started building a new marae and chapel. They also presented a submission asking for 40 acres of land next to the marae -
High cost housing planned at bastion point
Government announced it's plan to build high cost housing on Bastion point as it is a prime site overlooking the harbour. -
Occupation of bastion point
A group of Ngati Whatua occupied Bastion point for 506 days. -
Ngati Whatua elders disassociated from the protesters
Ngati Whatua Kuamatua (elders) disassociated themselves from the protesters saying that the protest did not havetribal backing.