In Māori mythology, Cook Strait was originally discovered by Kupe the navigator, who followed a monstrous octopus called Te Wheke-a-Muturangi across Cook Strait and destroyed it in Tory Channel or at Pātea.
Cook Strait was originally discovered by Kupe the navigator, who followed a monstrous octopus called Te Wheke-a-Muturangi across Cook Strait and destroyed it in Tory Channel or at Pātea. This was in Māori mythology.