Chris2303 wrote
Radio New Zealand carried an item at 1700 NZDT saying that the flaperon had been found in May.
No explanation was given as to why it wasn't made public until now.
Sky News UK also ran a piece to camera from the island on the flaperon being spotted earlier. The claim was that others have come forward to say that they had seen the same aircraft part a month ago in the surf. The claim was that it was spotted at a different location further up the beach. Possibly the claim is true? Possibly the people that have come forward just dismissed it at the time as a piece of old boat wreckage?
Another group of people told Sky News they saw what could have been the same debris a month ago, further up the beach, meaning it could have been floating around the Reunion coast for some time.
Video at following link.
Video: MH370 Debris Found 'A Month Ago'
MH370: Man Describes Moment He Found Wing Piece