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Kupe memorial

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Kupe memorial

The famous Polynesian explorer Kupe landed at various places in the north during his voyages of discovery before 1200 CE. This memorial at Taipā, on the southern shore of Doubtless Bay, commemorates what is often thought to be his first landing in New Zealand.

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Claudia Orange, Northland region – First inhabitants: Māori, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7534/kupe-memorial (accessed 20 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.