Description
The Northern Royal Albatross (Toroa) colony at Taiaroa was protected soon after it was established in
the 1930s. Out of 24 species of Albatross there are fourteen that breed in Aotearoa, more than any
other place in the world, only breeding at Taiaroa. The sheer magnificence the largest seabird in the
world, and it’s life cycle; one Toroa studied at Taiaroa, known as ‘Grandma’, raised her last chick at the age of 62. Toroa Whānau survey view, Taiaroa Head captures a nesting scene of Whānau bringing into frame the history, people and culture of Pukekura Taiaroa Head. A stylised Pou is framed as the mouth piece of the custodial Kaitiaki from Pukekura inspired by one of the Pou housed Ōtākou
Marae.
