← Autodidact Archive · Original Dissent · Ed Toner
Thread ID: 14216 | Posts: 1 | Started: 2004-06-16
2004-06-16 11:52 | User Profile
[url]http://www.celticnz.co.nz/embargo_saga.html[/url]
DOC, ARCHIVES, EMBARGOS & RED HERRINGS.
The book, Ancient Celtic New Zealand, featured an official archival document, which clearly showed an intention, by New Zealand Government Departments, to withhold archaeological information from the public for a period of 75 years. Since publication of the book, many indignant people have written to the National Archives for an explanation as to why such an embargo had been put in place. They have questioned the legality of such imposed restrictions and have contacted their Members of Parliament to force a release of any information still being withheld. This author and others, simply wish to inform the public that, in New Zealand, archaeological information, artefacts and skeletal evidence can be deemed secret, with knowledge deliberately withheld in the perceived interests of government policy. Whether or not the fullness of embargoed information from the Waipoua Forest Archaeological dig has finally found its way to the public, is now considered irrelevant. What is important to realise is that certain information, which could rewrite regional history overnight, will continue to .....................
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This is a long article, and writter in a manner which takes a while to get to the point, but I found it very interesting.
Draw your own conmclusions.
Ed Toner