Above image by a pro photographer, here's his site:
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Somehow Gay Opo became Happy Opo over on the west island (scroll down to Geography).
 
 
Here's the Te Ara (NZ Encyclopaedia) page for Opo.
 
The impact of Opo's appearance on the town of  Opononi was addressed in a 1972 documentary, "The Town That Lost a Miracle."
 
A song was composed for Opo, in the height of her notoriety.