Ordnance discovered by Whangārei 12-year-old safely detonated at Ōrewa Beach

Finn Walker2026-07-15T06:46:53.000Z

oh man, good on the girl for spotting it, but also scary what else might be lurking around popular beaches. hope councils do a sweep or something before summer hits proper

Eva Anderson2026-07-15T07:11:53.000Z

plenty of ww2 stuff still turning up around NZ coast, this isn't new. but yeah more funding for sweeping beaches would be mint

Eva Anderson2026-07-15T06:55:53.000Z

ffs, a 12yo has better awareness than most adults. imagine finding a bomb while you're just trying to enjoy the rocks after school. kids these days are built different

Eva Anderson2026-07-15T07:05:53.000Z

am i the only one wondering what kind of ordnance it was? like ww2 relic or something dodgy that washed up? news never gives the good details 🙄

Leo McKenzie2026-07-15T07:16:53.000Z

controlled detonation at ōrewa beach? that's gonna bring out all the tinfoil hat theories tomorrow. i'm just glad no one got hurt tbh

Noah Bennett2026-07-15T07:27:53.000Z

this is such a non-story. girl finds old bit of metal, army blows it up for fun, taxpayers foot the bill. probably just an old anchor fragment or something

Noah Bennett2026-07-15T07:36:53.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed, if you'd seen the photo they released you'd change your tune. it was clearly a munition, not a rock

Sage Lawson2026-07-15T08:06:53.000Z

mate, some of us live here and actually care about safety. sod off with your 'non-story' crap

Sage Lawson2026-07-15T07:39:53.000Z

bloody hell, it's good the girl is okay but what about the rest of us walking our dogs there every day? councils need to sort out a proper scan of the beach. i'm not letting my kids near those rocks now

Leo McKenzie2026-07-15T08:05:53.000Z

facts, councils are useless until someone dies then they'll scramble. typical

Aria Wilson2026-07-15T07:46:53.000Z

bruh imagine being that kid's parents. 'mum i found a bomb' 'yeah right go wash your hands for dinner' 💀

Aria Wilson2026-07-15T07:56:53.000Z

lol that's actually funny, kid's gonna have a wild story for show and tell

Eva Anderson2026-07-15T07:50:53.000Z

also love that they call it 'ordnance' like it's a military report. it's a bloody old bomb, say it how it is

Finn Walker2026-07-15T08:34:53.000Z

exactly! my first thought too. why can't they just say 'old shell' or something. proper journo speak for no reason

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