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The pa site, Te Wahine Moeroa o Taputapuatea is owned by Mr Robert and Mrs Helen Scott and access to the property is via the Whitianga Camping Ground. The site record form indicates that the pa was destroyed by earthworks however there are remnants of a ditch located on the west side of the Scott’s garage The existing camping ground is owned by Buffalo Beach Investment Limited is currently on the property market. 14. This proposed wahi tapu area contains three recorded archaeological sites in the New Zealand Archaeological Association Site Recording Scheme - T11/318 (Pa), T11/491 (Midden/Terraces). T11/914 (Midden) Taputapuatea is not listed in the Thames Coromandel District Plan or the Environment Waikato Regional Plan. Buffalo Beach Scenic Reserve (Lot 1 DP 24558 - NZGZ 1982, p.2437) Recreation Reserves (Lot 3 DPS 26491, Lot 3 DP 24558, Lot 11 SP 6340, Lots 1-3 DPS 4704, and Lot 6 DP 373913 (CT 317126) Esplanade Reserves (Lot 10 DP 6340, Lot 12 DPS 15745) Please note that entry on the New Zealand Heritage List/Rarangi Korero identifies only the heritage values of the property concerned, and should not be construed as advice on the state of the property, or as a comment of its soundness or safety, including in regard to earthquake risk, safety in the event of fire, or insanitary conditions.