Until the arrival of Europeans, Maori had not needed or used a collective name for themselves. By the 1830's they had come to use the word 'Maori' which meant 'normal' or 'natural' people.
Captain Cook did not settle in New Zealand. He made three voyages to the Pacific and visited New Zealand on four separate occasions. He led the first British expedition to discover New Zealand and the first to set foot on new Zealand. Abel Tasman was the first European to sight New Zealand but did not land there. Captain James Cook was the first to circumnavigate and map New Zealand.
Supposedly it was Captain Cook around 1769 although there have been claims that other people were the first (after the indigenous Maori of course).
Lieutenant James Cook (later Captain) was the first to circumnavigate and chart the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
Captain James Cook explored the New Zealand coast line in the year 1769. He returned to New Zealand in 1774.
James Cook only travelled to New Zealand and Australia once.
Captain James Cook visited the islands of Fiji, Hawaii, Cook Islands and New Zealand.
Captain Cook did not settle in New Zealand. He made three voyages to the Pacific and visited New Zealand on four separate occasions. He led the first British expedition to discover New Zealand and the first to set foot on new Zealand. Abel Tasman was the first European to sight New Zealand but did not land there. Captain James Cook was the first to circumnavigate and map New Zealand.
Kapene Kuki
# Captain Cook didn't discover New Zealand. # Abel Tasman discovered New Zealand. # Captain Cook just mapped and explored it.
Yes he did, he met them.
James Cook was 42 years old when he first visited Australia.
Supposedly it was Captain Cook around 1769 although there have been claims that other people were the first (after the indigenous Maori of course).
. . .Poaka is the Maori transliteration of the English 'porker'.Kapene kuki is a pig descended from those first released by Captain Cook and another type of pig found in New Zealand is called a kunekune.. . .Puaka is Maori Cook Islands for pig. Also Niue, Tonga. Derives from Maohi Tahiti, pua'a?more at google:. . .
Lieutenant James Cook (later Captain) was the first to circumnavigate and chart the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
James Cook (not yet a captain) explored New Zealand in 1769, just prior to his arrival in Australia.
Captain James Cook explored the New Zealand coast line in the year 1769. He returned to New Zealand in 1774.
Aoraki is the Maori name for Mount Cook, which is the highest mountain in New Zealand. The name Aoraki translates to "cloud piercer" in English.