Point Britomart
Point Britomart (
History
Te Rerenga Ora Iti (‘the leap of the few survivors’) was the site of at least one Māori pā, and was considered an important site in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland isthmus), with several known battles fought over it, such as by the Ngāti Whātua iwi in the 17th and 18th centuries. The name commemorates an incident around 1680 when Ngāti Whātua drove Ngāti Huarere over the cliff to either their freedom or deaths.[3][4]
After signing the
From 1842, Point Britomart became the first major military barracks in Auckland.[7] This was supplemented by the construction of the larger Albert Barracks in 1846.[7] Fort Britomart and the Albert Barracks were closed in 1870.[7]
In the 1870s and 1880s, the point was quarried away for fill in Mechanics Bay, its spoils providing the land for a new railway station. The removal also made Official Bay more easily accessible by foot.[2] Despite being set back from the excavations, on what is now known as Emily Place, the original St Paul's had to be demolished.[6] The western half of the city block currently bound by Tangihua Street, Beach Road, Quay Street and Britomart Place, now occupies the site of what was once the northern tip of Point Britomart.
In 2018
References
- ^ "STAINED Historical Stories – Talk 4". St Paul's. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Auckland's waterfront and its changing face (Auckland City Library, includes various further references)
- ^ Britomart Transport Centrewebsite)
- ^ "History of Point Britomart" (PDF). Auckland Council. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ a b "New memorial marks founding of Auckland". RNZ. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ a b "New Zealand Herald". 28 July 1916. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9781927167038.