A dozen Maori artefacts are believed to have gone missing
from the Southland Museum and Art Gallery in Invercargill.
It is understood a box, believed to contain 12 greenstone
Maori adzes, disappeared during the past month.
The artefacts were last seen in the museum's receiving area,
which is closed to the public, and were waiting to be
catalogued.
Southland Museum and Art Gallery manager Gael Ramsay declined
to comment when contacted.
Invercargill police confirmed a detective had been assigned,
but he was unavailable for comment.
While the value of these artefacts is unknown, a Ngai Tahu
spokesman said last night a high-quality greenstone adze
could be insured for up to $1 million.
hamish.mcneilly@odt.co.nz
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