ink ▁and ▁White ▁Terra ces . ▁These ▁di aries ▁include ▁bear ings ▁which , ▁when ▁reverse - engine ered , ▁delivered ▁the ▁ge ographical ▁coordinates ▁of ▁the ▁P ink ▁and ▁White ▁Terra ce ▁locations . ▁The ▁Hoch st etter ▁di aries ▁have ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁two ▁research ▁papers ▁by ▁B unn ▁and ▁N old en . ▁This ▁research ▁led ▁B unn ▁and ▁N old en ▁to ▁report ▁that , ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁belief , ▁the ▁P ink ▁and ▁White ▁Terra ces ▁were ▁not ▁sub mer ged ▁beneath ▁Lake ▁Rot om ah ana : ▁they ▁are ▁instead ▁buried ▁ ▁under ground ▁along ▁the ▁sh or eline , ▁based ▁on ▁coordinates ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁could ▁potentially ▁be ▁exc av ated ▁and ▁restored ▁to ▁public ▁view . ▁Any ▁such ▁exc av ation , ▁however , ▁would ▁need ▁the ▁permission ▁of ▁the ▁Ma ori ▁tribe ▁which ▁own s ▁the ▁land . ▁B unn ▁released ▁a ▁summary ▁and ▁supporting ▁image ▁gallery ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁find ings . ▁Later , ▁he ▁explained ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁find ings . ▁ ▁, ▁Tu hour ang i ▁Trib al ▁Author ity ▁chairman ▁Alan ▁Sk ip worth ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁convinced ▁by ▁B unn ▁and ▁N old en ' s ▁claims , ▁calling ▁press ▁reports ▁that ▁the ▁P ink ▁and ▁White ▁Terra ces ▁had ▁been ▁redis cover ed ▁" pre m ature ". ▁ ▁An ▁article ▁written ▁by ▁B unn