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About the Haasts Eagle:
The Mainland Eagles Academy and logo is inspired by a specie of eagle that once lived in New Zealand, called the “Haast’s Eagle.” The Haast’s Eagle only lived on the South Island and were considered to be the equivalent of a lion in New Zealand.
The Haast’s Eagle was the biggest, baddest most magnificent eagle ever to have existed in the world. It is known in Maori legend as “Pouākai” and there is little doubt that early settlers would have fallen victim to this most terrifying of aerial predators! In Māori mythology, the Pouākai is a monstrous bird, and are even depicted in early rock-shelter paintings in South Canterbury.
The Mainland Eagles Academy logo represents the Academy being a South Island Regional Academy with the power, strength and majesty of the Haast’s Eagle representing how our athletes train, play and approach life in general.