Mystery at the Square

Who is this and what is he doing?

Reporter Mary Anne Gill was rushing to another job and couldn’t stop to ask this man what he was doing on Victoria Square last week.

The man seemed to be using a metal detector and then digging holes to unearth what he discovered.

Thinking it might be a Waipā District Council project given the square is its responsibility, The News contacted them.

“This was nothing to do with council so we can’t say what he was up to,” said a spokesperson.

“Council occasionally gets calls from people about metal detecting.  While they are welcome to enter public reserves to search for metal objects, they don’t have permission to excavate or damage the reserves.”

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