Category:Te Maia Kahurangi
statue of extinct eagle in Karamea, New Zealand | |||||
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Depicts | Haast's Eagle | ||||
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Location | Karamea, Buller District, West Coast Region, New Zealand | ||||
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The statue of a hōkioi or extinct New Zealand eagle (Aquila moorei), called Te Maia Kahurangi, was unveiled on 22 February 2020 in Karamea, New Zealand. The hōkioi is the guardian of the Karamea Estuary, and the statue depicts the ancestor Maia who rode an eagle he raised from a chick. It was cast in bronze by Gillie and Marc and is 300 cm high.
Media in category "Te Maia Kahurangi"
The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total.
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Hōkioi Statue Karamea MRD 01.jpg 3,438 × 2,539; 2.89 MB
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Hōkioi Statue Karamea MRD 02.jpg 2,705 × 3,251; 2.83 MB
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Statue of hōkioi - Karamea.jpg 5,184 × 3,888; 9.34 MB