Skip to main content

Story: Wellington region

Kupe

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.

Using this item

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.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

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

Story by Chris Maclean, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.