At 2 p.m. on Saturday, 7th October, 1769, land was seen from the masthead of Endeavour bearing west by north; this was the North Island of New Zealand and James Cook gave the order to stand in for it.

A statue of Captain James Cook. Rick Harrison. In 1642, Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first European known to have officially charted the location of New Zealand. According to the ...

Captain James Cook: Life and legacy of Yorkshire naval officer who travelled to North America, New Zealand and Australia in the 18th century according to historians Story by Liana Jacob • 1mo ...

The location of the HMS Endeavour, a lost ship belonging to 18th-century British explorer Captain James Cook, has been confirmed as Rhode Island's Newport Harbor. The strange reproductive habits ...

British Government ‘Expresses Regret’ for Māori Killed After James Cook’s Arrival in New Zealand The statement comes as New Zealand prepares to grapple with the 250th anniversary of the ...

Though James Cook's exploration of New Zealand dominates history books, Dutch navigator Abel Tasman was the first European to catch sight of it, in 1642, but he never made it to land.

A Māori tribe has banned a replica of Captain James Cook’s ship the Endeavour from docking at its village next month, during a national commemoration of the British explorer’s first encounter ...

Transcript. The explorer Captain James Cook is often celebrated as the man who discovered New Zealand. But many Maori people say it's time for that to change.