Friday, 14 August 2009

Day 75 - Kupe group statue


Kupe group statue
Wellington waterfront

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.

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