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Abel Tasman was the first European discoverer of New Zealand, though he mapped only a small section of the West coast. James Cook followed soon after, and he produced very good charts of the coast of the country.
A word as to 'discover' - it literally means to un cover - to make it known. This is very different to who first found it.
In the 1600s and 1700s, findings of new lands were often jealously guarded secrets.
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