Ōtata is the largest of The Noises islands. On the main beach of Ōtata Island is a large, historic midden, made up of layers of shells, animal bones and other archaeological evidence.
Auckland Museum Archaeologists Dr Louise Furey and Emma Ash worked in collaboration with mana whenua, Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, and the Neureuter family, to undertake excavations of the Ōtata midden, with digs taking place during the March 2020 and again in February 2021.
What that research showed was The Noises were vi...