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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand - Abel Tasman??? He discovered NZ so he probably discovered Bay of Plenty.
Zeeland.
James Cook and Abel Tasman
13th December 1642.
There is no definite date as to when NZ was found, but history has NZ was found at least 700 years ago when it was discovered and settled by the Polynesians. The first European to set foot into NZ was Abel Tasman on 13 December 1642.
Abel Tasman named New Zealand after the Dutch province of Zeeland.
because besidethe Maori people Abel Janszoon Tasman was the first to diconver New Zealand. Hope this helps! T.
The Polynesians discovered New Zealand around the 1400s with Europeans in the person of Abel Tasman and James Cook (1700s approx.)
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The European explorer Abel Tasman, from Holland.
Abel Tasman
in the year 1642 along with Tasmania new Zealand some of Fiji and some of the Tonga islands.