Story: European discovery of New Zealand
Page 11. All images & media
From page 1 - Before Tasman
From page 2 - Abel Tasman
From page 3 - Tasman’s achievement
From page 4 - James Cook
From page 5 - Cook’s three voyages
From page 6 - Cook’s achievement
From page 7 - Explorers after Cook
From page 8 - French explorers
From page 9 - Last discoveries
How to cite this page
John Wilson, European discovery of New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/20563/media (accessed 9 June 2026).
Story by John Wilson, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 May 2016.