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Company fined for damaging Marlborough archaeological site

12:40 pm on 15 March 2024

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A company that damaged one of the Aotearoa's most significant archaeological sites has been ordered to pay just over 55-thousand dollars after doing earthworks without the required consent from Heritage New Zealand. The Wairau Bar in Marlborough is a site of significant archaeological significance and is recognised as one of the earliest places of settlement.