Kupe was a legendary [1] Polynesian explorer who, according to Māori oral history, was the first person to discover New Zealand. [2] He is generally held to have been born to a father from Rarotonga and a mother from Raiatea, and probably spoke a Māori proto-language similar to Cook Islands Māori or Tahitian.

库佩 (毛利语： Kupe)在 纽西兰 部份 毛利人 部族的神秘传说中，是纽西兰最初的发现者，大约在公元925年到达当地。 [1] 库佩来自毛利人的故土 夏威克 (毛利语： Hawaiki)，他被很多毛利人部落奉为祖先，其事迹在毛利史诗和诗歌中广为传唱。

Kupe was a great chief of Hawaiki (Tahiti), whose father was from Rarotonga, and whose mother was from Rangiatea (Ra‘iatea), where her father lived. These were the three islands over which Kupe’s mana (power) extended. One day Kupe’s fishermen went out with lines and hooks to their traditional fishing grounds.

According to some tribal narratives, Kupe was the first Polynesian to discover the islands of New Zealand. His journey there was triggered by difficulties with fishing in Hawaiki, his homeland. Apparently the problem was a great octopus belonging to Kupe’s competitor, Muturangi.

Jul 10, 2024 · Kupe is the legendary Polynesian navigator who discovered Aotearoa New Zealand. A thousand years ago, he made an epic journey from the eastern Pacific across the ocean to a new land. Kupe is a figure integral to many Māori narratives and histories, and a significant cultural icon.

Kupe sailed into Te Moana o Raukawa (Cook Strait), a turbulent and potentially dangerous stretch of water between the North Island and South Island of Aotearoa. Knowing the turbulent waters would be an advantage to the wheke, Kupe chased it into the calmer waters of Totaranui (Queen Charlotte and Tory Sounds).

库佩的马尼阿足迹是一次独特的多感官之旅，带你了解毛利人的历史和传统，你可以观赏、聆听和感受伟大探险家库佩的故事。 迷人的 赫基昂加 沿海地区及 奥马佩雷 和奥珀诺尼两处定居点是通往长白云之乡新西兰远北地区的门户，这里有数十个迷人的海滩小镇和西海岸的隐世之珍。 赫基昂加 连绵起伏的金色沙丘从地平线升起，周围环绕着波光粼粼的蓝色海港，无论你是初次到来还是偏爱该地的常客，都会觉得叹为观止。 数百年来，这壮观的景色一直吸引着游客的到来。 最著名 …

Kupe was a very early exploring ancestor, most say the first of the Polynesian ancestors to arrive here in Aotearoa from Hawaiki. Most traditions name his canoe Matawhaorua or Matahorua although some say these were different canoes.

Sep 1, 2022 · 库佩，Kupe，是毛利人传说中的航海大英雄。 根据很多部族传说，库佩是第一个发现新西兰岛屿的玻里尼西亚人，这个说法天舒保持一定的怀疑，首先能够肯定的是在毛利人抵达新西兰之前，这里已经有原住民，因为没有文字记载，所以没办法说清楚究竟他们来自何处，但肯定不能否认其也有可能同样来自玻里尼西亚附近的岛屿；其次库佩来了之后生活了很长时间，如果按照他带过来的那七八个人，十来条枪（没枪），根本不足以形成一个族群，况且那几个人里还 …

Footprints of Kupe offers you a unique cultural encounter, journeying into Te Ao Māori, the Māori world. Manea – Footprints of Kupe is a 75-minute multisensory journey of guided storytelling – through art, taonga (cultural treasures), film, performance, digital interaction, and the splendour of Hokianga’s natural surroundings.