Bastion Point, Auckland, New Zealand
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Bastion Point in Auckland, New Zealand is a coastal headland and significant political and cultural site, best known for its Māori land-rights protests in the 1970s and as the location of the Michael Joseph Savage Memorial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bastion Point, Auckland, New Zealand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6661442 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bastion Point, Auckland, New Zealand Context triple: [Michael Joseph Savage, burialPlace, Bastion Point, Auckland, New Zealand]
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A.
Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand
Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand is a coastal suburb renowned as a major hub of the country’s film industry, home to world-famous studios and production facilities.
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B.
Oamaru, New Zealand
Oamaru, New Zealand is a coastal town in North Otago known for its well-preserved Victorian architecture and little blue penguin colony.
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C.
Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Paraparaumu is a coastal town on New Zealand’s Kāpiti Coast, known as a commuter hub for Wellington and a gateway to Kāpiti Island.
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D.
Town Belt, Wellington
Town Belt, Wellington is a historic green belt of public parkland encircling central Wellington, New Zealand, featuring bush-clad hills, walking tracks, and scenic viewpoints such as the Mount Victoria Lookout.
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E.
Leeston, New Zealand
Leeston, New Zealand is a small rural town in the Canterbury region of the South Island, known as the hometown of All Blacks rugby legend Dan Carter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bastion Point, Auckland, New Zealand Target entity description: Bastion Point in Auckland, New Zealand is a coastal headland and significant political and cultural site, best known for its Māori land-rights protests in the 1970s and as the location of the Michael Joseph Savage Memorial.
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A.
Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand
Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand is a coastal suburb renowned as a major hub of the country’s film industry, home to world-famous studios and production facilities.
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B.
Oamaru, New Zealand
Oamaru, New Zealand is a coastal town in North Otago known for its well-preserved Victorian architecture and little blue penguin colony.
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C.
Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Paraparaumu is a coastal town on New Zealand’s Kāpiti Coast, known as a commuter hub for Wellington and a gateway to Kāpiti Island.
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D.
Town Belt, Wellington
Town Belt, Wellington is a historic green belt of public parkland encircling central Wellington, New Zealand, featuring bush-clad hills, walking tracks, and scenic viewpoints such as the Mount Victoria Lookout.
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E.
Leeston, New Zealand
Leeston, New Zealand is a small rural town in the Canterbury region of the South Island, known as the hometown of All Blacks rugby legend Dan Carter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal headland
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landmark ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Māori land rights movement
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Treaty of Waitangi issues ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| governedBy | Auckland Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
Māori people
NERFINISHED
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Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Michael Joseph Savage Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Takaparawhau (Māori) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalSignificanceFor | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
formal gardens
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observation areas ⓘ walkways ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Auckland city skyline
NERFINISHED
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North Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ Rangitoto Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
1978 police and army eviction
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Bastion Point occupation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1977–1978 occupation
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Michael Joseph Savage Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ Māori land-rights protests ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auckland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ōrākei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Mission Bay
NERFINISHED
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Ōkahu Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Hauraki Gulf
NERFINISHED
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Waitematā Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Auckland waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Māori political activism
ⓘ
indigenous land rights ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | headland ⓘ |
| traditionalLandOf | Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
public reserve
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recreation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bastion Point, Auckland, New Zealand Description of subject: Bastion Point in Auckland, New Zealand is a coastal headland and significant political and cultural site, best known for its Māori land-rights protests in the 1970s and as the location of the Michael Joseph Savage Memorial.
Referenced by (1)
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