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Scoop Images: Wairaka Sentinel Against A Storm
Wairaka Rock at Pukerua Bay stands sentinel against a northerly storm that has brought big seas and high rainfall to the Kapiti Coast.
Wairaka is by legend the former lover of Mt Taranaki who was turned to stone in punishment for the illicit relationship. Taranaki too was punished for the relationship and that is why he was sent away from the high plateau. Wairaka rock is said to resemble a woman kneeling down to collect shellfish.
Wairaka.
Wairaka again.
The beach is turned white by
the foam.
Birds on the
wing.
Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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