Police and army removed all 218 occupants of Bastion Point, Auckland, ending an occupation that began in January 1977. Ngāti Whātua were protesting the loss of land in the Ōrakei Block, which had once been declared ‘absolutely inalienable’.
Dixon's victory at the Brickyard in 2008, the first Indianapolis 500 win by a New Zealander, helped him secure his second Indy Racing League championship.
