Tory Channel was named after the New Zealand Company ship 'Tory' which sailed through the channel in 1839 en route to Wellington. The Maori name is 'Kura-te-au', the red current, said to be stained by the blood of the giant octupus killed by Kupe in Maori mythology. The red colour of the water sometimes apparent here is cuased be the presence of krill.
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