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Revision as of 13:30, 5 April 2009
Wairau Bar
From NZHPT website
Wairau Bar is a site of great significance to Rangitane, and for understanding the history of New Zealand. It was probably one of the first places settled by people arriving from central Polynesia. The excavation here investigates the moa hunter site, and prepares for the repatriation of Rangitane tupuna (ancestors) to their original urupa (burial place). You can follow the archaeological excavation by visiting
See Wairau Bar Excavation Blog Site for recent information
<googlemap lat="-41.500221" lon="174.069614" zoom="14">-41.507485, 174.062061, Wairau Bar</googlemap>
