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Yorick...is right.
Gosh I'm suprised at all the confused people out there.
In 1642 the first European to discover New Zealand was Dutchman Abel Tasman, who had some unplesent encounters with the natives, and went back to Europe a few crewmen short.
Then Cpn. James Cook "discovered" New Zealand in 1769(?) and claimed it for the British Empire. Whalers and sealers started using New Zealand for bases after that, and in 1840, immigrants from Britain started to arrive in great numbers.
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