The man who discovered moa footprints embedded in clay on a Central Otago riverbank unsuccessfully tried to notify Te Papa and the Department of Conservation about his find. While he thought such footprints were common, he contacted the Wellington-based Te Papa through its Facebook page, supplying a picture and some details of his discovery. Frustrated by the lack of interest, he then messaged Otago Museum and natural science assistant curator Kane Fleury responded within days. Te Papa was reviewing its processes to make sure "this couldn't happen again". "I wouldn't go to bloody Te Papa to see it.

Source: Stuff May 14, 2019 04:41 UTC