Kupe & Cook | Early NZ Exploration

Kupe and Cook are 2 important explores in New Zealand history. 

Kupe:
Kupe had found Aotearoa around the 11 hundreds (1100s). Kupe’s voyage to Aotearoa was triggered by the lack of sea life near his village. Kupe came to the land by a poti, naming the land Aotearoa in Maori meaning; Land of the long white cloud.

Cook:
Cook arrived in 1769 6th of October. He was looking for “Terra Australis incognita” ( the unknown southern Continent ) but instead he found New Zealand. He discovered New Zealand on the Endeavour, which was a boat.

Kupe is important because he was the first documented person in NZ.
Cook is important because he mapped NZ and opened it up to the world to access.