Aunty Didi taught me how to make kete and I thank her for her kindness in sharing her knowledge. Joe’s mum, Aunty Didi and his dad Eddie were always there, calmly going through their day to day chores - be it in the garden or simply boiling the water for a cup of tea. It is the people I lived and shared with that I have the fondest memories of. Listening to discussions, karakia, singing in Māori, gave ritual pause for reflection of our actions as we moved on to the next step of our daily routine. Language like “Camp Runamuck” and “rat patrol” existed only on Bastion Point.
#The last bastion free#
John Denver also visited, sang and shared and gave us free concert tickets, which was very uplifting. Tim Shadbolt would quietly support by attending meetings. Māori icons - Dame Whina Cooper, Matiu Rata, Eva Rickard, Donna Awatere - passed through with their spiritual and political support. The building was a focal point for many meetings and visits from people. It was a permanent marker of our presence and an embarrassment to the government. We lived in the moment.Īs winter approached we grew bolder as deadlines for eviction came and went without event - a meeting house was built. This was grass roots - a few tents, a couple of caravans, wood stoves, long drop loos, tilly lamps and candles.
#The last bastion mod#
There were no mod cons - power, hot water, buildings, toilets, etc. We lived simply day by day and we evolved and built our lives literally from the ground up. Here was a group of people from all walks of life, family, nationality, tribe and political agenda thrown together on top of a royal piece of land smack bang in the middle of metropolitan Auckland.Īlong with the injustices suffered by the Ngāti Whātua and the belief that this land claim was rightful, was the deep connection I gained from just being on the land, marking the days with the ever-present threat of eviction by the Muldoon government. Vivienne Smits (Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei)ĭuring the confusion of the 70s, my time spent on Bastion point was probably the sanest. The following extracts are memories from that time, recorded in a commemoration book produced and edited by Sharon Hawke in 1998. In 1977 Joe Hawke, with the Ōrākei Māori Action Committee, led an occupation to protest the loss of Ngāti Whātua’s land rights. Fight overwhelming forces, manage dwindling resources and make choices with devastating consequences in a bitter struggle for survival and salvation.May 25 marks 45 years since the arrest of more than 200 people at Takaparawhau, Bastion Point. The Last Bastion is a survival-management game where you lead an army of defeated soldiers across a setting inspired by medieval India. With the enemy close on your heels, keep moving to stay alive while mustering your strength, as you make for the last bastion of resistance to stave off complete annihilation. Panicked and directionless, the people turn to you for help as you attempt to gather troops, resources and companions to mount a desperate defense. Panicked and directionless, the people turn to you for help as you attempt to gather troops, resources and companions to Burdened with the responsibility of command after a catastrophic defeat, you are forced to flee through a country unraveling before the sword of a ruthless conqueror.
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