At the Kaitake Pa. high up in the ranges (says the Taranaki Herald), there is, according to Mr R. Day, a pile of stones representing several cubic yards of metal, that were apparently intended by the old time defenders of the pa as ammunition. The contention that the pa is very old, possibly pre-Maori, is supported by the fact that, through this heap of metal a four-foot thick rata has grown, lived its life, died, fallen, and rotted away. Mr Day told members of the committee of the New Plymouth Tourist and Expansion League that, owing to its inaccessibility, the pa should be free from the unwelcome attention of vandals.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3972, 29 April 1930, Page 72
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