Sailboats in Whakatane, NZ at Sunset
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Sailboats in Whakatane, NZ at Sunset
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Whakatane is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty Region in the North Island of New Zealand, 90 km east of Tauranga and 89 km north-east of Rotorua, at the mouth of the Whakatane River.The site of the town has long been populated. Māori pā (Māori fortified village) sites in the area date back to the first Polynesian settlements, estimated to have been around 1200 CE. According to Māori tradition Toi-te-huatahi, later known as Toi-kai-rakau, landed at Whakatane about 1150 CE in search of his grandson Whatonga. Failing to find Whatonga, he settled in the locality and built a pa on the highest point of the headland now called Whakatane Heads, overlooking the present town. Some 200 years later the Mataatua waka landed at Whakatane.This is also the gateway to White Island marine volcano.
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Tatiana Travelways
Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the "Travel Art" gallery at Fine Art America! L&F. For further promotion, you can post it to the specific Travel Destinations galleries, our Pinterest board and our Facebook group - All the links are provided on our group's homepage.
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!" Sharing on Pinterest Board - Images That Excite You!
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your artwork on the homepage of the group No Place Like Home, 10/17/2020! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread that fits!
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations Venetia for your win in the "Sunrise Or Sunset In The World" weekly challenge at Travel Art group of Fine Art America! :)
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Tatiana for making it possible for me to join the weekly challenge June 19-25 and win second place!
Melly Terpening
Congratulations Venetia for the 2nd Prize ( favorite ) at the Travel Art group: Sunrise or Sunset In The World - Weekly Challenge, june 19 - June 25, 2017!
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you very much Melly for selecting me as a winner for 2nd favorite in the Sunset in the World challenge!
Mariola Bitner
Congratulations on your outstanding artwork! It has been chosen to be FEATURED in the group “500 VIEWS.”
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