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Detail of Kupe and his wife Kūrāmarotini from the statue on the Wellington waterfront. Kupe was a legendary [1] Polynesian explorer who, according to Māori oral history, was the first person to discover New Zealand. [2] It is likely that Kupe existed historically, but this is difficult to confirm.
Kupe Statue at the Centennial Exhibition Roller coaster In February 1938 tenders were invited by the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition Company Ltd for official photographer for the Exhibition. The submission of Eileen Olive Deste (1908–1986) included a testimonial from John A. Lee , under-secretary for housing in the Labour government, for a ...
This statue of Kupe, on the Wellington Waterfront, shows the legendary explorer with his wife, Hine Te Apārangi, and his tohunga (priest), Pekahourangi. Date 23 October 2009, 19:34:11
In Māori mythology, Te Wheke-a-Muturangi is a monstrous octopus destroyed in Whekenui Bay, Tory Channel or at Patea by Kupe the navigator. The octopus was a pet or familiar of Muturangi, a powerful tohunga of Hawaiki. The wheke was nonetheless a wild creature and a guardian. When Kupe reached New Zealand, he encountered the beast off Castlepoint.
The entrance to the conference centre side of the building. Te Raukura, Te Wharewaka o Pōneke is located on the Wellington waterfront, between the Civic Centre and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa on the lagoon known as Te Whai Repo (adjacent to Frank Kitts Park).
In December 2007, the sale of the Guennol Lioness, a statue from around 3000 BC, nearly doubled the previous record price when it sold for $57.2 million. It is the fifth-most valuable sculpture to date (2018) and the most valuable piece from antiquity.