New Zealand 0005 inside tour tram

New Zealand

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February 1st 2007
Abel Tasman first discovered New Zealand in 1642 on 13th December. He was looking for the “Terra Australis Incognito”(Australia the Golden Island) He found what is today is Golden Bay. He had a very hostile reception from the natives and shooting took place and people were killed. He named the Bay Murderous Bay and then retreated. It wasn’t until 1769 the intrepid Captain Cook reached its ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more