Update: Human remains found at Mount Maunganui
"Update: Human remains found at Mount Maunganui."
Attribute to Detective Sergeant Alan Kingsbury
The human skull discovered near Salisbury Wharf in Mount Maunganui has been identified by a pathologist as a pre-European adult Maori man.
The skull was found by a fisherman on the 6th of August, and it will now be returned to Tauranga.
Local iwi will be consulted to organise a final resting place.
Police would like to thank members of the public who provided information relating to the skull.
ENDS