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Bastion Point - The Untold Story

Television (Full Length) – 1999

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In 1977 protesters occupied Bastion Point, after the announcement of a housing development on land once belonging to Ngāti Whātua. On 25 May 1978, police and army arrived en masse to remove them. This documentary examines the history of Bastion Point/Takaparawhau — including how questionable methods were used to gradually take land from Māori, while working sewage was withheld from those remaining. Featured are interviews with Joe Hawke, one of the protest leaders, and former police — plus footage of the day police arrived to arrest protesters, from documentary Bastion Point Day 507.

We were here for 506 days, before the convoy of militia approached the boundaries of this place. It was such a military overkill, in peacetime. It was so idiotic. It was such a terrible waste of taxpayers funds, because our people were here on our tūrangawaewae, not harming anybody. Perhaps only in the egos of politicians in the National Party...
– Joe Locke, in clip four

Key Cast & Crew

Ken Sparks

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William Grieve

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Sharon Hawke

Producer

Sue Woodfield

Executive Producer

Swami Hansa

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Bruce Morrison

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Bastion Point - The Untold Story

Television (Full Length) – 1999

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Ken Sparks

William Grieve

Sharon Hawke

Sue Woodfield

Swami Hansa

Bruce Morrison

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