The first European to explore New Zealand, circumnavigating the islands between October 1769 and February 1770, was Captain James Cook. He did not discover New Zealand, as that was done by Abel Tasman in 1642.
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.
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.
Initially, New Zealand was governed from New South Wales as part of that territory.
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It is not known when or by whom the kiwi, a small, flightless bird of New Zealand, was discovered. It can be speculated that the first inhabitants of New Zealand, now known as the Maori, were the ones who discovered this bird.
Even though the Maoris lived in New Zealand earlier, he was the first European to explore the island.
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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 Tasman Sea is the body of water that separates Australia from new Zealand. It is about 1,200 miles across and is named after the first European to explore the area, Abel Janszoon Tasman of Holland.
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James Cook is credited with being the first European explorer to circumnavigate and chart New Zealand.
New Zealand was settled by Polynesians over 700 years ago. The first European explorer to discover New Zealand was Abel Tasman.
where did they 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.
Abel Janszoon Tasman was the Dutch explorer who first discovered New Zealand but he did not set foot on land there.
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
James Cook (not yet a captain) was the first European to sight the east coast of New Zealand in 1769. Abel Tasman had only sailed south of New Zealand in 1642.