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Peter N. Meihana, Senior Lecturer in History, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

Rising seas threaten to swallow one of NZ’s oldest settlement sites – new research

Veronika Meduna, CC BY-SA

One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s oldest settlement sites is at risk of being washed away by rising seas, according to new research.

Te Pokohiwi o Kupe (Wairau Bar) near Blenheim is a nationally significant archaeological site. It dates back to the first arrival of people and holds the remains of first-generation Polynesian settlers as well as many cultural artefacts.

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