I learn about New Zealand in the class. New Zealand places in the south-Western Pacific ocean. It is near Australia. New Zealand is very tropical place. Today I will talk about New Zealanders. I will explain two European explorers who are Tasman and Cook, and Maori.
Firstly I will talk about Abel Tasman. He is Dutch explorer. He was the first known European expedition to reach the islands of Tasmania and New Zealand and to sight the Fiji islands, which he did in 1643. On 13 December they sighted land on the north-west coast of the South Island, New Zealand, becoming the first Europeans to do so. He called the land he had discovered Staten Landt. Because he was believing it might be linked to a Staten Landt close to Cape Horn. It was discovered in 1616 by another Dutch explorer, Jacob Le Maire. It was Tasman who opened the way for the European history of New Z
ealand.
Secondly I will talk about James Cook. He was a British explorer, is a key figure in the history of New Zealand. On his first voyage he mapped the outline of the country’s coast. Inaddition he had merely to fill in the detail and correct minor errors on his own second and third voyages, so his map is thoroughly and accurately.
Finaly I will talk about Maori. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. The Maori settled the islands and developed a distinct culture.
Firstly I will talk about Abel Tasman. He is Dutch explorer. He was the first known European expedition to reach the islands of Tasmania and New Zealand and to sight the Fiji islands, which he did in 1643. On 13 December they sighted land on the north-west coast of the South Island, New Zealand, becoming the first Europeans to do so. He called the land he had discovered Staten Landt. Because he was believing it might be linked to a Staten Landt close to Cape Horn. It was discovered in 1616 by another Dutch explorer, Jacob Le Maire. It was Tasman who opened the way for the European history of New Z
ealand.Secondly I will talk about James Cook. He was a British explorer, is a key figure in the history of New Zealand. On his first voyage he mapped the outline of the country’s coast. Inaddition he had merely to fill in the detail and correct minor errors on his own second and third voyages, so his map is thoroughly and accurately.
Finaly I will talk about Maori. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand. The Maori settled the islands and developed a distinct culture.
