Pourewa Island
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Pourewa Island lies in Tolaga Bay
, just offshore from Cook’s Cove in New Zealand
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It was formerly known as Spöring Island, named by Lt. James Cook
after the Finnish draughtsman Herman Spöring, a member of the scientific detachment aboard HM Bark Endeavour
, and in 1990 a rock was taken from Pourewa Island to Spöring’s birthplace in Turku
(Åbo), Finland
, where it forms part of a monument which was erected there to commemorate the first Finn to land in New Zealand, in 1769.
It is also sometimes known as Loisel's Island, after Henri Loisel who took up a sheep farm at Waihau Bay to the south, and is said to have kept a yacht moored there, but is again officially known by its original Māori name, Pourewa.
Tolaga Bay
Tolaga Bay is both a bay and small town on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island located 45 kilometres northeast of Gisborne and 30 kilometres south of Tokomaru Bay.It was named Tolaga Bay by Lt...
, just offshore from Cook’s Cove in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
It was formerly known as Spöring Island, named by Lt. James Cook
James Cook
Captain James Cook, FRS, RN was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy...
after the Finnish draughtsman Herman Spöring, a member of the scientific detachment aboard HM Bark Endeavour
HM Bark Endeavour
HMS Endeavour, also known as HM Bark Endeavour, was a British Royal Navy research vessel commanded by Lieutenant James Cook on his first voyage of discovery, to Australia and New Zealand from 1769 to 1771....
, and in 1990 a rock was taken from Pourewa Island to Spöring’s birthplace in Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
(Åbo), Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, where it forms part of a monument which was erected there to commemorate the first Finn to land in New Zealand, in 1769.
It is also sometimes known as Loisel's Island, after Henri Loisel who took up a sheep farm at Waihau Bay to the south, and is said to have kept a yacht moored there, but is again officially known by its original Māori name, Pourewa.