Newlinkauto:(index,) Zealand’s capital city Wellington, is named after General Wellington the victor of the Battle of Waterloo. Its Maori name is “Te Upoko o te Ika“, meaning “the head of the fish” referring to the fish caught by Maui, the hero of Polynesian mythology, whom hauled the North Island from the sea. Maori legend states that Kupe discovered and explored this area around about the tenth century.