This was one of two built in Waitara in 1942 as part of Taranaki's coastal defences against possible Japansese invasion. The second is now on West Beach after being eroded from the coast.
Central machine gun post with 'wings' for 3 or more riflemen on each side.
In 2015 the area around the machinegun post was developed during the Taranaki Regional Council's up-grade of the Waitara flood-protection scheme.
'Arrow-head' type - see Cooke, Defending New Zealand (2000) Vol 2, p 768-9. (TRC355.0335 COO).
See also ARC2002-669, Puke Ariki Collection.
Related document:
Nervous eyes on the horizon, Graeme Duckett (Taranaki Daily News 20 June 2015)
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