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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.
The people of New Zealand will always have a connection with Mount Everest because Edmund Hillary, who came from New Zealand was the first person to reach its summit.
Edmund Hillary came from New Zealand and he was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953.
The early settlers (Polynesians) arrived in New Zealand around 1250-1300 AD, while the Europeans (Dutch navigator Abel Tasman) first arrived in 1642.
New Zealand First was created in 1993.
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first person to climb Mt Everest. Therefore, the first New Zealander.
The first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest was Edmund Hillary from New Zealand.
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