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Michael Joseph Savage Memorial Park

Park address

19 Hapimana Street (next to Bastion Point), Orakei

Also known as

Bastion Point, Takaparawhau, Whenua Rangatira

About the park

A memorial to the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand and the founder of the welfare state. Michael Joseph Savage Memorial Park has panoramic views over Whenua Rangatira, Auckland city and Waitemata Harbour.

This park is a popular wedding and tourist venue, favoured as a venue for flying a fabulous array of colourful and creative kites. There are formal gardens with a pond, and the grave and memorial to Michael Joseph Savage.

Takaparawhau, also known as Whenua Rangatira, covers 49 hectares of harbour-edge land between Paritai Drive and Mission Bay, as well as the Okahu Bay Reserve and the land formerly known as Bastion Point.

Facilities

Pond, memorial gardens, drinking fountain, toilets

Dog exercise area

No

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