James Cook is credited with being the first European explorer to circumnavigate and chart New Zealand.
James Cook spent several months exploring both New Zealand and Australia. He circumnavigated, and charted both main islands of New Zealand, and he charted the eastern coast of Australia.
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the European explorer considered to have discovered New Zealand, in 1642. Captain James Cook, of England, circumnavigated New Zealand in 1769-1770. Thomas Brunner was an English-born surveyor and explorer who explored the western coastal areas of New Zealand's South Island, in 1846-1848.
Captain James Cook's ship was called the 'Endeavour' when he first landed in New Zealand
Captain Cook and Captain Hook are two different people.Captain Cook was a real explorer who charted lands such as New Zealand and the east coast of Australia, and was the first to cross the Antarctic Circle.Captain Hook is a fictitious character from Peter Pan.
James Cook's most famous voyage is arguably his first voyage when, in 1769-1770, he circumnavigated and charted New Zealand, and when he became the first known European to sight and chart Australia's eastern coast.
James Cook spent several months exploring both New Zealand and Australia. He circumnavigated, and charted both main islands of New Zealand, and he charted the eastern coast of Australia.
James Cook circumnavigated and charted New Zealand on his first voyage, the one in which he commanded the Endeavour.
Abel Tasman was a dutch explorer that discovered New Zealand.
New Zealand was originally named Staten Landt by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, as he thought it was connected to South America. In either 1644 or 1645, Dutch cartographers renamed it Nova Zeelandia after the province of Zeeland In the Netherlands. After Cook's first voyage to the South Pacific, when he circumnavigated and charted the coastlines of the North and South Islands, this was later translated to English, becoming New Zealand on the British Admiralty charts around 1770.
Abel Janszoon Tasman was the Dutch explorer who first discovered New Zealand but he did not set foot on land there.
Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the European explorer considered to have discovered New Zealand, in 1642. Captain James Cook, of England, circumnavigated New Zealand in 1769-1770. Thomas Brunner was an English-born surveyor and explorer who explored the western coastal areas of New Zealand's South Island, in 1846-1848.
James Cook visited New Zealand between October 1769 and February 1770. During this time, he circumnavigated and charted the North and South Islands.
From October 1769 to February 1770, James Cook circumnavigated and charted New Zealand. This was his first visit to the islands.He visited New Zealand again on his second journey, between February and May of 1773, returning again in November of that year, having explored the Pacific Islands.He was back in New Zealand for October and November of 1774.Cook returned to New Zealand in December 1776 to January of 1777.
The legendary explorer Kupe is generally considered to be the first Polynesian to discover the Islands now called New Zealand.
New Zealand was settled by Polynesians over 700 years ago. The first European explorer to discover New Zealand was Abel Tasman.
In 1350 Polynesians arrived in New Zealand and started to settle. Kupe a Polynesian explorer was the first person to find New Zealand.
MORE PLEASE. Cook of course, who charted the country. Heaphy and Brunner and Douglas in the South Island.