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Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman was sailing to find the great Southern continent that explorers believed lay in the South Pacific ocean. Abel Actually never made it ashore. He Named Golden Bay,Murderers Bay because 4 Europeans and one Maori were killed because of misunderstaing -
Jean Francois-Marie Du Surville Visits NZ
Jean heard rumours that the British had discovered a wealthy island in the South Pacific, and decided to try to find this island.
During his voyage,his crew became sick and were dying they forced Jean to find Ancorage.Jean followed Tasman's Charts and found New Zealand.He ran foul of local Māori, and was forced to flee, kidnapping one of the chiefs, Ranginui -
James Cook
Englishman James Cook visited New Zealand in 1642,Cook accurately mapped the country,He Spent Time on land and developed relationships with the local Maori's. At Poverty Bay 8 Maori were shot -
Marion Du Fresne Visits NZ
He sighted New Zealand's Mount Taranaki on March 25, 1772, and named the mountain Pic Mascarin without knowing that James Cook had named it.Their relationships with the Māori were peaceful at first.June 12, 1772, a few hundred Māori warriors set on du Fresne and they killed Marion and his crew -
James Cook 2nd visit to NZ
James Cook's Second visit to New Zealand in 1773.James Spent extensive time at 'Ship Cove' in Queen Charlotte Sound.In 1773 at Ship Cove 10 Englishman crewman and 2 Maori were killed. -
James Cook Last Visit to NZ