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Q: Who is the first European to sight the coast of nz?
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Polynesians first discovered New Zealand. - to find essentially all the islands in the NZ - Hawaii - Rapanui triangle was no mean feat. Abel J. Tasman was the first European to sight the Islands of Aotearoa New Zealand.


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