Artefacts may go on display
The director of the Canterbury Museum, Mr Michael Trotter, is hopeful that treasures unearthed during recent excavations at the Kaiapohia Pa can be publicly displayed at the museum. Eighteen volunteers recently spent eight days excavating the gate and trail areas the pa. Finds included a pounaqfu (greenstone) adze, pieces of
greenstone, chisels, stone implements, gum-flints from flintlock muskets and 64 posts, maintly totara, which lined a passage from the Huirapa gateway to the swamp. Mr Trotter said the pieces found were in good condition and he hoped to display some of them at the museum after Ajscussing the matter with members dr the Kaiapohia Pa Trust.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19890125.2.48
Bibliographic details
Press, 25 January 1989, Page 8
Word Count
111Artefacts may go on display Press, 25 January 1989, Page 8
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in