Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 23, 2023 0:31:24 GMT 12
'FASCINATING' SITE CONTAINING THOUSANDS OF HISTORIC ARTEFACTS TO BE RETURNED TO IWI
A significant archaeological site containing artefacts from New Zealand’s first people will be returned to iwi on the West Coast.
The Buller District Council is selling a piece of land at Carters Beach, near Westport, for $200,000 to the Department of Conservation (DOC), which will hand it over to Te Runanga o Ngāti Waewae and Ngāti Apa Ki Te Ra To.
The land contains a significant and well-preserved historic archaeological site dating back to 1330AD and contains rare examples of an early Polynesian settlement in Buller......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/131299963/fascinating-site-containing-thousands-of-historic-artefacts-to-be-returned-to-iwi
A significant archaeological site containing artefacts from New Zealand’s first people will be returned to iwi on the West Coast.
The Buller District Council is selling a piece of land at Carters Beach, near Westport, for $200,000 to the Department of Conservation (DOC), which will hand it over to Te Runanga o Ngāti Waewae and Ngāti Apa Ki Te Ra To.
The land contains a significant and well-preserved historic archaeological site dating back to 1330AD and contains rare examples of an early Polynesian settlement in Buller......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/131299963/fascinating-site-containing-thousands-of-historic-artefacts-to-be-returned-to-iwi