In December 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sighted a new land which he described as mountainous and covered in cloud in the south, but more barren in the north.
The first Europeans to settle in New Zealand were sealers and whalers who began arriving in the very late 1700s and early 1800s.
The first permanent settlement in NZ was in 1839.
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.
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Russell, New Zealand (the renamed town of Okiato) was briefly the capital in 1840. It is located 5 km south of the current town of Russell (formerly Kororareka), the first permanent European settlement in New Zealand. In 1841,the capital was established at Auckland, on the western coast of North Island, and in 1865 moved to Wellington (formerly Port Nicholson).
The new European settlement in New South Wales became Australia's first city, known as Sydney.
Initially, New Zealand was governed from New South Wales as part of that territory.
Tuatara are found only in New Zealand because, prior to European settlement, the islands of New Zealand were relatively predator-free.
Prior to human settlement, New Zealand had 85% forest cover. This forest cover was reduced after Maori settlement about 1200, to 55% by 1840, and then after European settlement to 40% by 1900. Currently forest cover is about 30%, including 7% exotic forest.
where did they settle in new zealand.
where did the new Zealand settled in Australia
It was originally Kororareka (Russell) in the Bay of Islands - Where the first main European settlement was. It was moved to Auckland as this was a growing European settlement (the largest at the time) so better to serve a greater population. With continued migration, it was shifted to Wellington so that it was more central to the whole country.
Maori are the first nation peoples of New Zealand and the earliest settlement sites date to about 1300CE.
Kiwi are best suited to New Zealand because the islands of New Zealand had a very limited number of natural predators of the kiwi prior to European settlement. These defenceless flightless birds which reproduce very slowly would have stood no chance on any of the continents, where there are a variety of predators.
it depends which country you live in. In New Zealand we have a Reserve Bank that does the settlement
Akaroa on the Bank's Peninsula.
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The name of the earliest human visitor to New Zealand (Aotearoa) is unknown. The (probably apocryphal) Kupe is often credited with the feat,. In the 1300s, Maori settlement began in New Zealand, and the two oldest archaeological sites are at Wairau Bar and at the Shag River (Waihemo), both in the South Island.