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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.

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Abel Tasman (Dutch) was the first European man to discover New Zealand

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The maori were the first people to arrive in new zealand.

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