Kōrero: Wellington region

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.

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Private collection
Photograph by Chris Maclean

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Chris Maclean, 'Wellington region - Early Māori history', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13192/kupe (accessed 26 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Chris Maclean, updated 1 Aug 2015