Tuesday, 14 August 2018 - 12:59pm |
Bay of Plenty

Update: Human remains found at Mount Maunganui.

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Attribute to Detective Sergeant Alan Kingsbury

The human skull discovered near Salisbury Wharf in Mount Maunganui has been identified by a pathologist as a pre-European adult Maori man.

The skull was found by a fisherman on the 6th of August, and it will now be returned to Tauranga.

Local iwi will be consulted to organise a final resting place.

Police would like to thank members of the public who provided information relating to the skull.

ENDS

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