Story: European exploration
Page 11. All images & media
From page 1 - Discovery and exploration
From page 2 - Missionaries
From page 3 - William Colenso and the east coast
From page 4 - New Zealand Company exploration
From page 5 - Thomas Brunner, Nelson and the West Coast
From page 6 - Canterbury and the search for a pass
From page 7 - Otago and Southland
From page 8 - The lure of gold
From page 9 - The end of exploration
How to cite this page
Jock Phillips, European exploration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/5476/media (accessed 4 June 2026).
Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.