there would be no incentive for pirates to be here.    there are stories of the spanish making it to new zealand and in some accounts they got massacred by the natives. theres supposedly a spanish shipwreck in the kaipara harbour and another personal anecdote of a ship up north near whangaroa i think. give the links a read, its very interesting.   cal-news/northland/dargaville-distr icts/7609782/pre-cook-shipwreck-con firmed   da_december_issue_2020_issuu/s/1140 2318
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