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Kōrero: European discovery of New Zealand

The Chatham Islands

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The Chatham Islands

In 1791 William Broughton became the first European to discover the islands east of New Zealand which he named after his ship, Chatham. This view of the Chatham Islands was taken by Robin Morrison.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira

Reference: RMLA, p. 112

by Robin Morrison

Courtesy of the Estate of Robin Morrison

Permission of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Wilson, European discovery of New Zealand – Explorers after Cook, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3923/the-chatham-islands (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 May 2016.