Northland
Rawene third-oldest town foreshore
Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: ship hardware.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Hokianga settlement from the 1820s with shipyards and stores on a tidal point; mangrove margins below the town hold early trade material.
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