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Judge rules Crown must protect buried remains of ancient waka in Chatham Islands
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RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
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A Māori Land Court judge has ruled that the New Zealand government is legally responsible for protecting the entirety of an ancient waka found in the Chatham Islands. The ruling rejects the Crown's attempt to limit its obligations to only the excavated portions of the site.
A judge has ruled the government cannot sidestep its statutory responsibilities for a centuries-old voyaging canoe buried in Rēkohu sand dunes, rejecting the Crown's argument that its obligations extend only to the excavated parts of the find.
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