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.
Abel Tasman (Dutch) was the first European man to discover New Zealand
The maori were the first people to arrive in new zealand.
Captain Cook did not settle in New Zealand. He made three voyages to the Pacific and visited New Zealand on four separate occasions. He led the first British expedition to discover New Zealand and the first to set foot on new Zealand. Abel Tasman was the first European to sight New Zealand but did not land there. Captain James Cook was the first to circumnavigate and map New Zealand.
julks circus in new zealand 1874
The first broadcasts in colour started in 1973.
Officially, the first day of Summer in New Zealand is the 1st of December.
Two kinds of pears come from New Zealand. New Zealand exports both Bosc pears and Taylor's Gold pears. Taylor's Gold pears are a new type of pear.
The early settlers (Polynesians) arrived in New Zealand around 1250-1300 AD, while the Europeans (Dutch navigator Abel Tasman) first arrived in 1642.
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When did the first settler settle in New Zealand?
Captain Cook did not settle in New Zealand. He made three voyages to the Pacific and visited New Zealand on four separate occasions. He led the first British expedition to discover New Zealand and the first to set foot on new Zealand. Abel Tasman was the first European to sight New Zealand but did not land there. Captain James Cook was the first to circumnavigate and map New Zealand.
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In 1350 Polynesians arrived in New Zealand and started to settle. Kupe a Polynesian explorer was the first person to find New Zealand.
Yes; James Cook is believed to be the first European to actually land on New Zealand soil. He was not, however, the first European to discover New Zealand - that was achieved by Abel Tasman in 1642.