A rāhui has since been placed over the crossing, meaning access is temporarily off-limits.
The generic monument was erected in 1865 "in defence of law and order against fanaticism and barbarism".
Here is what we know.
The man didn't return home from work on Friday night.
The boy was struck while crossing the road.
DoC was alerted to the beached whale early on Tuesday morning.
The whānau of the two young men have been trying to find some accountability for four years.
Police are "looking very closely" at the Mongrel Mob and Black Power.
"When they were trying to grab the whistle, it's been bleeding in here [by my teeth]. I feel like my teeth are loose."