# Bastion Point

Auckland, New Zealand

A windswept headland above Waitematā Harbour, Takaparawhau holds one of New Zealand's defining land protests, when Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei occupied the ground for 506 days before reclaiming it in 1988.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Bastion Point, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: -36.84416667, 174.82416667

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