Maori Rock Carvings at Mine Bay on Lake Taupō
January 14, 2012 by Gail
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“In the late 1970s Master Carver Matahi Whakataka-Brightwell had completed his 10-year training period with Maori Elders. He came to his mother’s land at Lake Taupo to mark the occasion with a significant carving. On a boat trip around the Western Bays he saw the cliffs at Mine Bay and recognised the opportunity to use them […]
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