Early NZ Exploration

Kupe and Cook are 2 important explores in New Zealand's history

Captain Cook was known as the history greatest explore. Cook was the Cook came to NZ in October, 7 1769.  He came because he wanted to prove that a great southern continent did not exist in the Pacific. 

He sailed with his boat to NZ and mapped it. Cook also went Hawaii at but got killed there in February, 14 of 1779.  

Cook is important because he mapped NZ and opened  it up to the word  to access.

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