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An un-named progenitor to the Maori who stepped off his canoe and said something in a language that very few on earth could comprehend like: Hey! This is absolutely beautiful, let's live here for the rest of our lives.
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Was james cook the first person to visit 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.
What city did James cook discover in New Zealand first?
When James Cook first arrived in New Zealand, there were no cities. The indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori, who were the first people there, did not build cities.
When did Christopher Columbus discover New Zealand?
New Zealand was formally discovered by Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642. However, the Maori people were there long before that. The country was first discovered by Polynesian explorers, and settled by the Maori people. The common myth taught in New Zealand schools is that a Polynesian explorer named Kupe became the first person to discover New Zealand, around 950 AD. However, there is little evidence to substantiate this myth.
In 1997 Jenny Shipley became New Zealand's first woman?
She became New Zealand's first prime minister
When was gold first discovered in New Zealand?
1852.
Who was the first person to sight New Zealand?
me
Who was the first person on New Zealand?
Maori
Why did caption cook come 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.
Which dutch explorer was the first European to vist new zealand?
Abel Janszoon Tasman was the Dutch explorer who first discovered New Zealand but he did not set foot on land there.
Who was the first person in new zealand to find gold?
Caitlin Cadogan
Who is the first person to be in the circus?
julks circus in new zealand 1874
What was a major event happened in 1350 in New Zealand?
In 1350 Polynesians arrived in New Zealand and started to settle. Kupe a Polynesian explorer was the first person to find New Zealand.
Was james cook the first person to visit 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.
Why is Mercury Bay historically important?
because that is where captain cook first set foot in New Zealand
Why do people from New Zealand like Mount Everest?
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.
Was cloumbus the first person to set foot in the New World?
No.
What new zealand native was the first to climb Mt everest?
Edmund Hillary came from New Zealand and he was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest on the 29th May 1953.
