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We don t know what s been taken or what s been disturbed because a lot of the clods had been put back into position if you like, she said. Presumably they were looking for something they considered might have been of tradable value, Moa bones or perhaps adzes. The area was chiefly a mahinga kai site, where early Māori processed and ate moa. Such material was removed from the site by the 19th century naturalist Walter Mantell, who was a collector of moa remains. We also understand it to be part of a travelling route for early Māori, which is potentially of greater significance, because a lot of the South Island is really important for the travelling routes rather than say occupation sites, MacKnight said.

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