cid:media:articles 2009-11-07T12:00:57Z Tourism New Zealand http://www.newzealand.com/travel/images/core/icon-fern.gif http://www.newzealand.com/travel/images/core/footer_logo_purenz.gif The Himatangi sand dunes were once an important gathering place for Maori who regularly visited the area to fish and collect shellfish. The middens (piles of shells) they left behind provide a fascinating record of what the area used to look like. urn:UUID:00581F54-7CC3-45BD-9C5F-EE37B155F9E3 2003-08-17T12:00:00Z 2008-04-09T01:55:04Z