Archaeologists have discovered possibly the biggest cluster of historic domestic waste dumps found in Hawke’s Bay in European civilisation. The discovery of a cluster of six midden pits west of Napier, at a site not being publicly disclosed, was made by a Hawke’s Bay Regional Council asset management team. ... read full story
"It is essential to have this cultural input from mana whenua, particularly for future discoveries because these middens are rich in history and give us an insight into how our ancestors lived here in Hawke's Bay,"