As put by Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson:
A forensic examination of the human remains found at a Hilcrest property on Tuesday 18 June has determined they are pre-European.
Police will not be investigating the matter further and the remains will be exhumed in consultation with local iwi.
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