Wairau Bar

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Spring Creek, New Zealand

Historical landmark· Recreation center

Wairau Bar Reviews | Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars (7 reviews)

Wairau Bar is located in Spring Creek, New Zealand on Wairau Bar Road. Wairau Bar is rated 4.3 out of 5 in the category historical landmark in New Zealand.

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Wairau Bar Road

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Paul Eli

FOR ME BEEN AT WAIRAU PA BEACH IT AWSOME YOU GET TO SEE THE BEAUTIFUL MOON AND STARS AT NIGHT AND IN THE MORNING YOU GET TO SEE WILD LIFE BEAUTIFUL

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Timothy Mora

The Wairau bar is an important archaeological site in New Zealand with remains and artifacts dating from 1280 c.e. Which make it one of the oldest if not the oldest site of human habitation in New Zealand which means the first settlers arrived there from the Pacific as evidenced by shells unique to the tropics and one set of remains that when analysed show mineral isotopes in the bones that suggest the person's diet was originally from to the tropics. In April 2009, in an emotional ceremony at Wairau Bar, that woman's remains were reburied by Rangitāne ki Wairau elders. The remains were excavated in an archaeological dig around 1940 and had been held in Canterbury Museum in Christchurch. The iwi had sought their return for many years. The site is pretty barren and doesn't show anything of note but it is a significant pace in New Zealand's history.

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Len Mattson

There's some old history to be found here. And there is a public toilets at the end of the road.

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Joyce Mattson

a very interesting place

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Will Parsons

Because it's peaceful and not too crowded.

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Young E. Kim

It is the hidden gem.

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Dave Vass

Great spot.