 The "Coromandel", "Chatham" and "Pegasus" ships visited New Zealand's shores between 1791 and 1820 and were used to name Coromandel Peninsula, Chatham Islands, Pegasus Bay and Port Pegasus.Stewart Island was named after the first officer aboard the "Pegasus".Most European names came during the 1840s to the 1910s and were given by surveyors who worked for colonising associations or provincial governments.