Why did Captain Cook shoot Maori in New Zealand?
Captain Cook’s first week in New Zealand was a bloody one, as he and the Maori tested each other’s mettle. The usual routine in the more politically-correct New Zealand history books is to imply that Cook shot innocent Maori because he and his crew were unfamiliar with Maori haka and challenges.
What did James Cook do in New Zealand?
This week marks the 250th anniversary of British explorer James Cook and his crew making landfall in New Zealand, and the media have been full of stories demanding Britain “apologise” for colonising the country and “murdering” Maori during that first encounter.
Where did Cook anchor his ship in New Zealand?
On 15 January 1770 Cook brought the Endeavour to anchor at Ship Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound at the top of the South Island. From a high point on Arapawa Island he gained his first view of the narrow strait that now bears his name.
When did cook and Furneaux sail to New Zealand?
The Resolution, commanded by Cook, and the Adventure, commanded by Tobias Furneaux, sailed from England on 13 July 1772. Both ships spent time in New Zealand waters between excursions into the unexplored parts of the Pacific.
Where did Captain Cook go on his voyages?
Captain Cook’s voyages around the globe took him to remote parts – to the Pacific Island nations and to Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa is Maori for ‚Land of the Long White Cloud‘, an earlier name for New Zealand given by the Polynesian explorer Kupe, upon discovery of these lands about 1,000 years ago).
When did the Maori arrive in New Zealand?
These are the arrival date of Māori in New Zealand, the size of the founding population and the prehistoric population growth rate to 1769. The current consensus is that voyagers from Eastern Polynesia arrived in New Zealand between 1230 and 1280 AD and then became known as Māori.