Bastion Point
Bastion Point 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.
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.- Type: Cape
- Description: piece of coastal land in Auckland, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Kohimarama” and “Toka-purewha”
Places of Interest
Highlights: SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium and Savage Memorial.
SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium
Public aquarium
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mission Bay and Ōrākei.
Mission Bay
Suburb
Bastion Point
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Auckland, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-36.8447° or 36° 50′ 41″ south
Longitude
174.82441° or 174° 49′ 28″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
4VMP5R4F+4Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Bastion Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bastion Point”
- French: “bastion Point”
- German: “Bastion Point (Neuseeland)”
- German: “Bastion Point”
- Hebrew: “גני בסטיון”
- Italian: “Bastion Point”
- Maori: “Takaparawhā”
- Maori: “Takaparawhau”
- Russian: “Бэстион-Пойнт”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Allum Street Shopping Centre and Cheltenham.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Tāmaki Yacht Club and Michael Joseph Savage Memorial Park.
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Worth a closer look: Central Auckland and North Shore.
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