Skip to main content

Kōrero: Wellington region

Image
Kupe

This carving by John Bevan Ford represents the explorer Kupe. It once stood at the entrance of the National Art Gallery and Museum, now Massey University’s Wellington campus. It is now stored at Te Papa Tongarewa, the national museum of New Zealand.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Private collection

by Chris Maclean

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Chris Maclean, Wellington region – Early Māori history, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13192/kupe (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Chris Maclean, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.