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Human skull unearthed at Tatapouri Bay: findings released

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There won’t be any coronial inquiry into a human skull found at Tatapouri Bay last year.

In a recently released decision, coroner Mark Wilton said the skull had been examined by a range of experts and he was satisfied it dated back to pre-European times — approximately 1680AD, according to radiocarbon dating analysis.

The skull was found at Tatapouri Bay, north of Gisborne, on April 5 last y...


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