There is speculation that Spanish explorers may have visited New Zealand in the 16th century. However, there is no archeological evidence to support this.
The first group who arrived in New Zealand are Maori people, between 1250 and 1300.
The early Maori's first came to New Zealand more than 1000 years ago, and chief kupe was the first Maori who arrived to New Zealand .
The first cows arrived in New Zealand in 1814. They were Durham short horns which came from New South Wales.
Bishop Pompallier was the first bishop to arrive in New Zealand
16 century
The first Dutch explorer to arrive in New Zealand was Abel Tasman. He arrived in 1642.
The first new zealand settlers that came to new zealand was the maori people. They were the first people to arrive in new zealand.
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A boat
Samuel parnell arrived in New zealand on the 8th of February, 1840.
November 30 2000
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.