The human bones dating back to pre-Eurpoean days were found in the sand dunes on Kāwhia beach inside the harbour entrance. Human remains likely to be pre-European have been uncovered on a Waikato beach. A skull and other bones were discovered on the shores of Kāwhia on the west coast on Saturday evening. READ MORE:* Old human remains thought to be pre-1930s Māori​* Human remains hundreds of years old found during expressway build* Meet Fiona Pardington's skull: Is it OK to put human remains in an exhibition? "It is a regular occurrence that bones like that are uncovered either accidentally or by weather and tide events."

Source: Stuff October 14, 2018 01:52 UTC