Earlier this week, an eviction notice was served against protesters occupying land at Ihumātao, an archeologically significant area slated for a housing development.Today, the standoff continues between police and mana whenua. What’s at stake?

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Protestors and police clash at Ihumātao

Earlier this week, an eviction notice was served against protesters occupying land at Ihumātao, an archeologically significant area slated for a housing development.

Today, the standoff continues between police and mana whenua. What’s at stake?

Bastion Point flashback

On May 25, 1978, the New Zealand government sent in hundreds of police and army officers to evict protestors at Bastion Point.

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From 1975 to 1985, sport and politics collided in New Zealand, leading to social division and civil disobedience on a scale never seen before or since in this country.

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