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Kōrero: Historic places

Cook plaque at Anaura Bay

Cook plaque at Anaura Bay.

The National Historic Places Trust founded in 1955 initially concentrated on recording and marking historic places. This plaque commemorating Lieutenant James Cook’s visit to Anaura Bay, on the East Coast, in October 1769 was unveiled by the chair of the trust, C. M. Bowden, in June 1958.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Tairawhiti Museum, Te Whare Taonga O Te Tairawhiti

Reference: Gisborne Photo News, 24 July 1958, p. 36

Permission of Tairawhiti Museum, PO Box 716, Gisborne, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ben Schrader, Historic places – Re-inventing historic buildings, 1930s to 1970s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/42136/cook-plaque-at-anaura-bay (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ben Schrader, i tāngia i te 4 July 2013, updated 19 August 2016.