The Mataatua at Whakatāne (1st of 3)
The Mataatua at Whakatāne (1st of 3)
Photographed in 1953, Miss R. Hōhāpata (right) and Miss I. Pāwhara stand before a plaque erected in 1940 to commemorate the landing of the Mataatua canoe in Whakatāne. Miss Hōhāpata was a descendant of Toroa, the captain.
About this item
Alexander Turnbull Library , Tourist and Publicity Department Collection
Reference: 1/2-033079; F
Photograph by W. Walker
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
