Kupe’s anchor (1st of 2)

Kupe’s anchor (1st of 2)

Held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, this is the anchor stone of the Mātāwhaorua, which was sailed by the Polynesian explorer Kupe. It used to be thought that Kupe discovered New Zealand, in 925 AD. Research now points to the 1200s as the period of settlement by a number of different voyaging canoes.

• First peoples in Māori tradition

• Ideas of Māori origins

• Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration

• Pacific migrations

• When was New Zealand first settled?

• HISTORY, MYTHS IN NEW ZEALAND

• MAORI MYTHS AND TRADITIONS

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