The first Europeans known to have sighted New Zealand were Abel Tasman and the crews of his two vessels in 1642. There have been other unproven claims for an earlier European visit. Lloyd Esler
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The first year of the Champions League was in 1992. But if you are referring to the first year of the Champions League as in first year of European cup it was in 1955.
New Zealand celebrates the New Year ahead of Australia.
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New Zealand was colonised by the British in the 1840s, when European settlers arrived, however the native Maori people have inhabited New Zealand since about 1300 AD, arriving from Polynesia on long canoes.
The first Dutch explorer to arrive in New Zealand was Abel Tasman. He arrived in 1642.
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they entered the olympics in 1908
it was first used in 1981