The event underwent a change in sponsorship, with Zealandia, a New Zealand horticulture firm, becoming a supporting partner.
The woman is said by some to be a depiction of Zealandia, a common national personification of New Zealand during the first half of the 20th century.
In the time of Joan Wiffen's theropod, the continent Tasmantis had split off from Gondwana, meaning that this theropod dinosaur must have been unique to NZ, which scientists believe was much closer to the South Pole.
In November 1941, HMAS Sydney undertook a mission to escort the troopship Zealandia to the Sunda Strait.
This split off a segment of the coast to form the Lord Howe Rise, part of Zealandia.