Regulatory Committee Agenda - Waipa District Council

S.l Maori Land Use Before European Contact
Maori settlement on or near Alpha and Empire Streets Is not documented, but there is a
potential Maori may have used this area in the past. Vennel (1939) documented a number of
Maori fortifications in Cambridge (figure 1). The Maori pa on Karaplro stream Is not far from the
RSA building site. Consultation with Nga Mana Toupu of Waipa may lead to the identification of
information relating to Maori use of this area. The activity currently proposed should not
expose evidence of historic Maori artefacts or features In this area, but earthworks associated
with new development could.
Figure 2 Map of early Cambridge and the surrounding country (Vennel1939). The Maori
fortifications indicated by the double circles.
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