Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 1, 2023 5:04:39 GMT 12
MAN WHO REMOVED WHALE FOSSIL FROM LITTLE WANGANUI RIVER MOUTH APOLOGISES TO IWI
A Buller man has apologised for hacking an ancient whale fossil out of bedrock at the Little Wanganui River last year, and intends donating it to the Karamea Museum.
He and a couple of others used power tools to cut it out and uplift it at Labour Weekend. When confronted by dismayed locals, they falsely claimed they had “iwi permission”.
The fossil hunter has now written a letter of apology to Te Runanga o Ngati Waewae.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-who-removed-whale-fossil-from-little-wanganui-river-mouth-apologises-to-iwi/NZMAUFNDI5FHFHAJ2KZQMRRS6Y/
A Buller man has apologised for hacking an ancient whale fossil out of bedrock at the Little Wanganui River last year, and intends donating it to the Karamea Museum.
He and a couple of others used power tools to cut it out and uplift it at Labour Weekend. When confronted by dismayed locals, they falsely claimed they had “iwi permission”.
The fossil hunter has now written a letter of apology to Te Runanga o Ngati Waewae.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/man-who-removed-whale-fossil-from-little-wanganui-river-mouth-apologises-to-iwi/NZMAUFNDI5FHFHAJ2KZQMRRS6Y/