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Significance of the Bastion Point protest - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Maori lives were effected by this event first hand, they were obviously the ones who initiated the protest so it effected their lives significantly. They had to put their personal lives on hold for this event this means not seeing family as much etc. Most of them also lost their jobs which meant no income so they struggled to afford necessities such as food and water and education for their children.
- - - - The Negative short term effects on Maori were tremendous, they lost a lot unwillingly and they sacrificed a lot willingly for what they believed was right. The short term sacrifices were tough but they had to be done in order to be not only taken seriously, but to be successful and get their point across. They sacrificed their employment and stable income, this means they would also be sacrificing luxury items that they had before. They sacrificed their home shelter and warmth, for the beginning of the occupation their shelter consisted strictly of tents, this became a real trying time in the winter and took a lot of motivation and dedication to continue with the protest. The main short term loss was quite possibly the worst or lowest time from the protest, the death of Alec Hawkes 5 year old daughter Joanne Hawke, this took the protest to the limits and really tested those who were involved, especially the Hawke family.
      - Positive Short Term Effects
        
        Positive short term effects for the Maori were successful, the main one that comes to mind is that they achieved their goal of stopping the government from subdividing and building on their land at Orakei. This was a win in the eyes of Ngati Whatua, however it didn't stop there, they may have stopped the development of the subdivision by destroying the crowns diggers, but the land was still under the ownership of the crown and they knew that it was going to take a lot more to get their land back, hence the beginning of the protest.
    - - One of the negative long term effects for the government from the protest was to do with the Waitangi Tribunal. Since Joe Hawke put forward his claim in the Waitangi Tribunal, this was basically a trend that had been set by him for Maori that had protested in the future. They had seen how well Joe Hawkes claim worked for Ngati Whatua so from thereon, a plethora of claims were lodged to the government, this created stress for the government having to deal with all of these land claims. Other negative long term affects were psychological for all os those involved, Joanne Hawkes death may have happened in the short term but it certainly had long term affects on the Hawke family. Another psychological affect was the memories attached to the protest, the horrible conditions they were put under and the losses they faced etc. The loss of employment was definitely a major one for the occupiers because they would have spent their savings during the protest and they would have had to find a new place of work.
      - Positive Long Term Effects
        
        Positive long term effects for the Maori included the return of the 60-acre block of land at Bastion Point. Because of a claim that Ngati Whatua put forward to the Waitangi Tribunal, a deal was reached where they would rightfully be given back the majority of their land at Orakei, they would not have to pay $200,000 for said return, their tribal authority would be officially recognised and they would be paid a settlement of $3,000,000 to kickstart Ngati Whatua's own development at Bastion Point. Their long term goals were now achieved and it was found that the crowns actions were in fact illegal and they had no right to take Ngati Whatua land, and therefore it is understandable why the iwi fought fire with fire.