An Archaeological Survey and Assessment of Values at Matakarapa, South of Foxton Prepared for: Horowhenua District Council Private Bag 4002 Levin 5540 Prepared by: inSite Archaeology Ltd 48 Liverpool Street Levin, 5510 email:
[email protected] Date: August 2015 QUALITY INFORMATION Title: An Archaeological Survey and Assessment of Values at Matakarapa, South of Foxton Reference: iSA15_04 Author(s): Daniel John Parker Revision History: Draft 20 August 2015 Daniel Parker Review 21 August 2015 Hamish Lowe (LEI) 31 August 2015 David Allen (Buddle Findlay) Final 31 August 2015 Daniel Parker © inSite Archaeology Limited 2015 The information contained in this document produced by inSite Archaeology Limited is solely for the use of the Client identified on the cover sheet for the purpose for which it has been prepared and inSite Archaeology Limited undertakes no duty nor accepts any responsibility to any third party who may rely upon this documents. All rights reserved. No section or element of this document may be removed from this document, reproduced, electronically stored or transmitted in any from without the written permission of inSite Archaeology Limited. 2 inSite Archaeology Ltd EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • The Horowhenua District Council is proposing to upgrade the Foxton Waste Water Treatment Plant (FWWTP) at Matakarapa to allow for land based disposal of treated effluent (the “Project”). • My assessment is based on research of all available historical data I could find while preparing this report, site visits I undertook on 22, 24, 28, 29 and 30 July (with a representative for Rangitāne) and 5 August 2015 (with representatives for Ngāti Raukawa/ Ngāti Whakatere), meetings with the project team and off-site meetings with iwi on 18 and 19 August.