Ngāti Whātua Bastion Point protest leader Joe Hawke dies, aged 82

Ngāti Whātua Bastion Point protest leader Joe Hawke dies, aged 82

A mighty totara has fallen - whose aroha and humility will never be forgotten, his niece Marama Royal said.

Takaparawhau occupation leader Joe Hawke dies

Former MP Joe Hawke had led the protest during the Bastion Point occupation in 1977 and 1978. Photo: NZ Herald Joe Hawke - the prominent kaumātua and activist who led the long-running Takaparawhau occupation at Auckland's Bastion Point in the late 1970s - has died, aged 82.

Takaparawhau occupation leader Joe Hawke dies

Joe Hawke - the prominent kaumātua and activist who led the long-running Takaparawhau occupation at Auckland's Bastion Point in the late 1970s - has died, aged 82.

Bastion Point occupation leader Joe Hawke dies, aged 82

In 1976, Hawke formed the Ōrākei Māori Action Committee that took action to stop the subdivision of land on Auckland’s waterfront.

Takaparawhau occupation protest leader Joe Hawke dies