kupe raiatea the explorer, his wife hine te aparangi,
and pekahourangi the tohunga,
sight aotearoa, new zealand
from their canoe matahourua.

this kupe group statue was created in plaster of paris
by sculptor, william trethewey,
and featured at the 1940 nz centennial exhibition at rongotai.
in 1999 the statue was cast in bronze as a millennium project and
unveiled on 4 march 2000
as a tribute to all who have come to these shores.