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The archaeology of New Zealand shore whaling
Nigel Prickett's 2002 study brings historical maps, station records and field observations together to identify New Zealand's shore-whaling sites. In the Kāpiti district, the evidence includes places on Kāpiti and Mana islands as well as mainland stations.
The historical record
The Archaeology of New Zealand Shore Whaling — Nigel Prickett — 2002
What the archaeology records
Prickett describes dry-stone walls at Motungarara and draws on Alexander Fraser's 1840–42 Long Point station accounts to reconstruct the business of shore whaling. The district's 1839 return recorded six stations, 23 boats and 466 tuns of black oil, while later returns document a marked contraction in activity.
Source: Nigel Prickett, The Archaeology of New Zealand Shore Whaling (2002), Kāpiti section.
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