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Why did Kupe come to New Zealand
According to other tribe narratives, Kupe was the first Polynesian to discover the islands of New Zealand. His journey there was triggered by difficulties with fishing in Hawaiki, his homeland. Apparently the problem was a great octopus belonging to Kupe’s competitor, Muturangi. Kupe set out in his canoe to kill the octopus, Kupe came to New Zealand in the 19th and early 20th centuries have estimated that Kupe would have arrived in New Zealand in the year 925. -
1521
South east Asian
People say he came from south east Asian but he was recently born in Hawaiki ( Tahiti ) also the great chief leader of Hawaiki, his father was born in Rarotonga & Mother born Rangiatea where the father was living in . but people don't know where Hawaiki is or what it looks like. -
Tonga
Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom of more than 170 South Pacific islands,The first Europeans arrived in 1616, when the Dutch explorers Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire -
New Zealand discovery
Long ago when the Egypt people were building their pyramids by the time. Our Polynesian ancestor were sailing across the pacific sea and Tasman sea , Kupe and his tribe mates travel through Samoa , Tonga , Fiji , Hawaii , Rarotonga , Tahiti and then they saw an island called THE LONG WHITE CLOUD, New Zealand was discovered in 1300 by Kupe and his tribe's he is also well know as a legendary Maori person. -
Fiji Discovery
Fiji was founded in 1643 by the Dutch explorer , Able Tasman And The navigators. Kupe and his handy mates travel through the pacific islands -
Easter Island
1722
The first known European visitor to Easter Island was the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who arrived in 1722. The Dutch named the island Paaseiland (Easter Island) to commemorate the day they arrived. -
Samoa
1722
Dutchman, Jacob Roggeveen was the first European to sight the islands in 1722, but it wasn't until 1830 when the Reverend John Williams arrived in Savai'i, that the Christian gospel had an impact on Samoan life. -
Tahiti
Tahiti Island was founded on June 23 1767 or should I say 1300s year ago Kupe and his tribe mates were sailing all across at the world, but some people would like to say it was founded it 1767 who wanted to be the founder of Tahiti Island. -
Hawaii
Hawaii was founded or discovery on January 18 1778 . The English captain James Cook became the first European to travel to Hawaii Islands , but the real founder of Hawaii was Kamehameha I first and ruler also founder of Hawaii kingdom. -
Chatham Island
29 November 1790
The first European to discover Chatham Island was Lieutenant William Broughton, commander of the armed tender Chatham, on 29 November 1790. -
Rarotonga
Rarotonga was discovered or founded in 1813 October. But many of us that know it was actually discovered in the 1300s when Kupe and his tribe who were sailing across the world actually sail to Rarotonga. And many other islands around it.