Bastion Point

Bastion Point is a coastal piece of land in , , New Zealand, overlooking the . 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.
Wikipedia
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: piece of coastal land in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Kohimarama”, “Takaparawhā”, and “Takaparawhau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium and Savage Memorial.

Public aquarium
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium is a public aquarium opened on 25 January 1985 in , New Zealand. Located at 23 Tamaki Drive, it was the brainchild of New Zealand marine archaeologist and diver Kelly Tarlton.

Memorial
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.

Fountain
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mission Bay and Ōrākei.

Suburb
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a seaside suburb of city, on the of New Zealand. The suburb's beach is a popular resort, located alongside Tamaki Drive.

Suburb
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is a suburb of city, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on a peninsula five kilometres to the east of the city centre, on the shore of the , which lies to the north, and Hobson Bay and , two arms of the Waitematā, which lie to the west and south.

Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
is a coastal residential suburb of , , located to the east of the city. is situated between and St Heliers and has an accessible beach with a boardwalk and green recreational spaces located amongst residential areas.

Bastion Point

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
node 7076620465
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2207712
Wiki­data ID
Q810661
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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: “Kohimarama”
  • Maori: “Takaparawhā”
  • Maori: “Takaparawhau”
  • Maori: “Toka-purewha”
  • Russian: “Бэстион-Пойнт”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tāmaki Yacht Club and Michael Joseph Savage Memorial Park.

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