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Two journeys of discovery led to the naming of these features in Fiordland’s Tamatea / Dusky Sound.

Botanist Joseph Banks’ hope of New Zealand being the ‘great southern continent’ were dashed when the HMB Endeavour rounded the southernmost point of Stewart Island / Rakiura and only ocean lay beyond. In 1998 the Ngāi Tahu Treaty settlement restored the original Māori name to the cape.

Named after the naturalist Joseph Banks, Banks Peninsula was shown on maps as an island for forty years until an 1809 survey.

Alternative official names for this Te Ika-a-Māui North Island feature recognise the great Pacific navigator Kupe and Sir Hugh Palliser, who was a key supporter of Cook in the British Admiralty.

While the HMB Endeavour was under repair in Meretoto / Ship Cove, Cook took a small boat and crew to explore Queen Charlotte Sound / Tōtaranui.

Discover the stories of the naming of this maunga.

Mystery surrounds why Cook named this island group ‘Poor Knights’.

Discover the story of Te Moana-a-Toitehuatahi, later named Bay of Plenty by Cook in 1769.

Tuia - Encounters 250: Cook’s place names around New Zealand - Dusky Sound

The stories of over 260 place names associated with Lieutenant James Cook’s voyages to New Zealand in the late 1700s.

Ben is a Location Data Analyst at Land Information New Zealand.

A tale from He Korero Pūrākau Mo Ngā Taunahanahatanga a Ngā Tūpuna (Place Names Of The Ancestors) - A Māori Oral History Atlas

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Alan Scandrett is a Geography Honours student focussing on GIS at the University of Auckland (Summer Intern – Watercare 2017/18, LINZ 2016/17)

Understanding the value of location and how the use of location information can benefit the world and the people in it needs to start at an early age.

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