more Immigration from Europe.
more immigration from Europe.
gold
The Maori people in New Zealand did not discover gold first. Gold was discovered in New Zealand in the mid-19th century during the Otago Gold Rush. This discovery brought many European settlers to the country in search of gold.
The discovery of gold in the Klondyke, led to the famous so called 'Gold Rush' of the latter part of the 1800's.
The existence of New Zealand first became known through its discovery in 1642 by Abel Tasman. Dutch cartographers three years later named it after the Dutch province of Zealand.
they came to hunt seals and whales, to collect flax and timber, and as missionaries
John Lister was the one who actually led Edward Hargraves to the first payable gold near Bathurst, New South Wales.
Waihi Gold Mines.
New Zealand 20 cent coins have never been minted in gold.
Clutha River ,Otago, New Zealand
Christchurch.
Two kinds of pears come from New Zealand. New Zealand exports both Bosc pears and Taylor's Gold pears. Taylor's Gold pears are a new type of pear.