Where: Southland · Oceania · approx. -46.6, 168.33 (vicinity only)
Why this spot: colonial bottle era, historically mapped
What turns up: Black glass case gin and ales, applied-top ginger beers, stoneware, Hamilton and Codd sodas, colonial bitters, ship-trade and whaling-era glass and crockery from wharf-side yard pits and foreshore fill
Access: Restricted.
Under the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014 any site tied to pre-1900 human activity is an archaeological site. Bluff's pre-1900 port and town dumps, and any earlier whaling-era deposits, are protected; digging, damaging or modifying them without an archaeological authority from Heritage NZ is an offence on public or private land. Post-1900 material needs landowner permission. Maori sites and taonga must never be disturbed and any taonga found must be reported.
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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.
Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.