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Tapuwai Point

Also known as S.S. Wairarapa Graves

Auckland, Auckland Council, Auckland, New Zealand

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  • Get directions Great Barrier Island
    Auckland, Auckland Council, Auckland New Zealand
    Coordinates: -36.11497, 175.42489
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"Tapuwai site/SS Wairarapa Graves Walkway - From the road end follow the signposts to the beach. Turn left and wander along this beautiful beach to Tapuwai Point and grave sites surrounded by picket fence.
Getting there: The Tapuwai graves can be found at the north end of Whangapoua beach. From the road end follow the signposts to the beach. Turn left and walk along the beach to Tapuwai Point and the grave sites surrounded by picket fence...It is estimated that 60 unidentified bodies from the wreck were buried at Onepoto and Tapuwai Point while the others were transported for burial on the mainland. White picket fences enclosed both sites after the last of the victims were buried."[http://www.doc.govt.nz/]

"A centennial commemorative event was held in 1994, with a midnight memorial service held at the wreck site, as well as daytime services and the unveiling of commemorative headstones at both Tapuwai Point and Onepoto. Commemorative headstones and a plaque were also unveiled at the wreck site the following day and about 80 carrier pigeons were
released from a barge to transport messages to Auckland. The event was organised by the Department of Conservation, but made possible Heritage Assessment through the support of the local community, and people with special connections. It was attended by approximately 300 people,17 with seven people travelling from Australia, a considerable turnout for the island. Both the Onepoto and Tapuwai Point grave sites are listed on the Auckland Regional Council's Schedule for Cultural Heritage Sites for Preservation."S.S. Wairarapa Graves, 1894
Heritage Assessment - Andy Dodd, DOC, Auckland Conservancy
GREAT BARRIER ISLAND, SEPTEMBER 2007 [http://www.doc.govt.nz/]





"Tapuwai site/SS Wairarapa Graves Walkway - From the road end follow the signposts to the beach. Turn left and wander along this beautiful beach to Tapuwai Point and grave sites surrounded by picket fence.
Getting there: The Tapuwai graves can be found at the north end of Whangapoua beach. From the road end follow the signposts to the beach. Turn left and walk along the beach to Tapuwai Point and the grave sites surrounded by picket fence...It is estimated that 60 unidentified bodies from the wreck were buried at Onepoto and Tapuwai Point while the others were transported for burial on the mainland. White picket fences enclosed both sites after the last of the victims were buried."[http://www.doc.govt.nz/]

"A centennial commemorative event was held in 1994, with a midnight memorial service held at the wreck site, as well as daytime services and the unveiling of commemorative headstones at both Tapuwai Point and Onepoto. Commemorative headstones and a plaque were also unveiled at the wreck site the following day and about 80 carrier pigeons were
released from a barge to transport messages to Auckland. The event was organised by the Department of Conservation, but made possible Heritage Assessment through the support of the local community, and people with special connections. It was attended by approximately 300 people,17 with seven people travelling from Australia, a considerable turnout for the island. Both the Onepoto and Tapuwai Point grave sites are listed on the Auckland Regional Council's Schedule for Cultural Heritage Sites for Preservation."S.S. Wairarapa Graves, 1894
Heritage Assessment - Andy Dodd, DOC, Auckland Conservancy
GREAT BARRIER ISLAND, SEPTEMBER 2007 [http://www.doc.govt.nz/]





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