<< Our Photo Pages >> Whakapoāi - Ancient Village or Settlement in New Zealand
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DigsSite Name: Whakapoāi Alternative Name: Heaphy River SettlementCountry: New Zealand Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Westport Nearest Village: Karamea
Latitude: 40.98639S Longitude: 172.109870E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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There is a Department of Conservation hikers hut near the site. Erosion by the river has resulted in much of the site being washed away and archaeological work continues in an attempt to recover as much material and information about this early site before the tides and the winter flooding river washes the remainder away.
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