He linked Stewart Island to the bottom of the South Island,not realising it was,in fact,an island.
When James Cook first arrived in New Zealand, there were no cities. The indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori, who were the first people there, did not build cities.
Yes; James Cook is believed to be the first European to actually land on New Zealand soil. He was not, however, the first European to discover New Zealand - that was achieved by Abel Tasman in 1642.
James Cook is credited with being the first European explorer to circumnavigate and chart New Zealand.
Poverty Bay in October 1769
James Cook was not the one who first discovered New Zealand. That aside, the islands of New Zealand could have been found by any of the other sea-faring explorers, possibly the French who would have been likely to colonise it first.
James Cook
HMS Endeavour, (or HM Bark Endeavour), was commanded by Lieutenant James Cook on his first voyage of discovery, to Australia and New Zealand from 1769 to 1771.
When James Cook first arrived in New Zealand, there were no cities. The indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori, who were the first people there, did not build cities.
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Yes; James Cook is believed to be the first European to actually land on New Zealand soil. He was not, however, the first European to discover New Zealand - that was achieved by Abel Tasman in 1642.
James Cook circumnavigated and charted New Zealand on his first voyage, the one in which he commanded the Endeavour.
Captain James Cook was the first known European to actually land on New Zealand, although the islands had been discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642.
James Cook is credited with being the first European explorer to circumnavigate and chart New Zealand.
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Poverty Bay in October 1769
The egg white cooks first since it is on the outside of the yolk.
James Cook was not the one who first discovered New Zealand. That aside, the islands of New Zealand could have been found by any of the other sea-faring explorers, possibly the French who would have been likely to colonise it first.