First encounters (New Zealand)

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First encounters (New Zealand)

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2019 marked 250 years since the first meeting between Māori and the Europeans. This happened when James Cook, on board the Endeavour, sighted New Zealand on 6 October 1769. He sailed into Poverty Bay two days later. Before this, Abel Tasman sailed into Golden Bay in 1642, but after a skirmish with Māori did not make a landing. Cook's voyage was followed by other European explorers, and people like whalers, traders, missionaries and settlers.

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Date created

16-01-2025

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https://anyquestions.govt.nz/many-answers/first-encounters-new-zealand

Related subjects

New Zealand history / social sciences / Captain Cook / Abel Tasman / Māori / continuity and change / Golden Bay / whalers / traders / early settlers / missionaries / Tuia Encounters 250 / England / Endeavour / colonisation

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