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Historical remains found at Gulf Harbour development site
Historical remains found at Gulf Harbour development site
At around 7pm last night, Police were called to a
development site at The Anchorage, Gulf Harbour after three
archaeologists who were working on the site excavated a
skeleton. The site has previously been identified as having
historical significance.
The site was closed down
over-night and local iwi have been advised.
CIB are in
attendance however at this stage the remains are estimated
to be over 100 years old.
Police are now in
consultation with local iwi and several other parties to
determine the next course of events.
ENDS
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