[DOC] [TLE] Europeans arrive to Aotearoa | New Zealand [PAR] Though a Dutchman was the first European to sight the country, it was the British 
who ... He was on an expedition to discover a great Southern continent 'Great 
South Land' ... In 1642, while searching for this continent, Tasman sighted a '
large... [DOC] [TLE] History of New Zealand - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of New Zealand dates back at least 700 years to when it was 
discovered and settled by Polynesians, who developed a distinct Mori culture 
centred on kinship links and land. The first European explorer to sight New 
Zealand was Abel Janszoon Tasman on 13 December 1642. .... The first 
Europeans known to reach New Zealand were the crew of Dutch... [DOC] [TLE] European discovery of New Zealand  Te Ara Encyclopedia of New ... [PAR] First sighted by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, the country was later mapped 
by ... Tasman discovered New Zealand on 13 December 1642, but after a bloody
... [DOC] [TLE] 2.  European discovery of New Zealand  Te Ara Encyclopedia of ... [PAR] Feb 8, 2005 ... Story: European discovery of New Zealand ... On 13 December 1642 the Dutch 
sighted 'a large land, uplifted high'  probably the Southern... [DOC] [TLE] Abel Tasman | NZHistory, New Zealand history online [PAR] The dutch explorer Abel Tasman is officially recognised as the first European to '
discover' New Zealand in 1642. His men were the first Europeans to have a... [DOC] [TLE] First recorded European sighting of New Zealand | NZHistory, New ... [PAR] Towards noon the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman sighted 'a large land, uplifted 
high', ... from Batavia (today's Jakarta) in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) in 
August 1642. ... He discovered Tasmania (as it would later be called) on 24 
November,... [DOC] [TLE] Tasman discovers New Zealand - Dec 13, 1642 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Tasman discovers New Zealand on Dec 13, 1642. ... Dutch 
navigator Abel Tasman becomes the first European explorer to sight the South ... 
A few weeks earlier, Tasman had discovered Tasmania, off the southeast coast... [DOC] [TLE] New Zealand History Genealogy - FamilySearch Wiki [PAR] May 23, 2016 ... First discovered by the Dutchman Abel Janszoon Tasman in 1642, New 
Zealand's coastal area was later explored and mapped by James Cook... [DOC] [TLE] A Short History of New Zealand - A World History Encyclopedia [PAR] A history of New Zealand from the first settlers to today. ... The first European to 
see New Zealand was a Dutchman called Abel Tasman who arrived in 1642. ... 
Furthermore in the 1860s gold was discovered in New Zealand resulting in gold... [DOC] [TLE] The first meeting - Abel Tasman and Maori in Golden Bay NZ [PAR] By the time the Dutch had rounded Onetahua into Mohua (Golden Bay) on the 
night of ..... Abel Janszoon Tasman and the discovery of New Zealand, 1642. [DOC] [TLE] New Zealand Colonisation, Colonisation in New Zealand [PAR] First to discover New Zealand in 1642, Abel Tasman annexed the country for 
Holland under the name of 'Staten Landt' (later changed to 'New Zealand' by 
Dutch... [DOC] [TLE] The story of New Zealand | Essential Information | AucklandNZ.com [PAR] Learn about the discovery and founding of Aotearoa New Zealand, from the ... 
eyes on New Zealand on 13 December 1642, when the great Dutch explorer 
Abel... [DOC] [TLE] Captain Cook and the Discovery of New Zealand - Habitas [PAR] Although the Maoris arrived from Polynesia around AD900, the first Europeans 
did not find New Zealand until 1642, when the Dutchman Abel Tasman sighted... [DOC] [TLE] Abel Janszoon Tasman - New Zealand in History [PAR] European discovery of New Zealand. Abel Janszoon Tasman, Dutch explorer. ... 
On 13th August 1642 Tasman received instructions to find the mysterious and... [DOC] [TLE] New Zealand History/European Explorers - Wikibooks, open books ... [PAR] Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer, was one of the first Europeans to discover New 
Zealand on the 13th of December 1642, in his search for the Great Southern... [DOC] [TLE] Year 8 - Lesson 3 - TREATY 2 U [PAR]

Question: This Dutchman discovered New Zealand in 1642
Answer: Tasman