Statue of Wairaka
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Statue of Wairaka
This statue is found at the mouth of the Whakatāne river, and commemorates the bravery of Wairaka. When the Mataatua canoe arrived from Hawaiki, the ancestral homeland of Māori, the crew had left it unmoored. It was in danger of being swept away on the tide, but Wairaka and other women on board are said to have saved it.
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Photograph by Shirley Williams
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