Is it legal to collect at Oamaru, New Zealand: Awamoa foreshore, storm-exposed moa hunter site?

Prohibited, look only. NZ: pre-1900 archaeological site protected by the Heritage NZ Pouhere Taonga Act 2014, fines to $60,000; Maori objects are taonga tuturu under the Protected Objects Act 1975 and must be reported, finders have no ownership; report exposures to Heritage NZ Dunedin

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Q: What can you find at Oamaru, New Zealand: Awamoa foreshore, storm-exposed moa hunter site?

moa bone, flaked stone, oven stones (all protected taonga tuturu, do not touch)

Awamoa foreshore, storm-exposed moa hunter site

Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only

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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Fossils

Also reported: flaked stone, oven stones (all protected taonga tuturu, do not touch).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

c.650-year-old moa hunter settlement first dug in 1852, re-exposed by flood and storm erosion in 2017.

ODT (Hamish MacLean, 31 Aug 2017): flood damage exposed moa bones, flaked stone tools and oven stones at Awamoa Foreshore Reserve; someone used a garden fork to remove items; Heritage NZ warned of fines up to $60,000View source →