The remains include women, men, and children who, according to experts, perished during a major plague wave in 1632/33.

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Native to Australia, plague skinks were first recorded in Auckland during the 1960s and are now posing a threat to our rare native lizards. The plague skink (Lampropholis delicata) is sometimes known ...