<P> According to Te Ara : The Encyclopedia of New Zealand , `` Smith 's account went as follows . In 750 AD the Polynesian explorer Kupe discovered an uninhabited New Zealand . Then in 1000 -- 1100 AD , the Polynesian explorers Toi and Whātonga visited New Zealand , and found it inhabited by a primitive , nomadic people known as the Moriori . Finally , in 1350 AD a ' great fleet ' of seven canoes -- Aotea , Kurahaupō , Mātaatua , Tainui , Tokomaru , Te Arawa and Tākitimu -- all departed from the Tahitian region at the same time , bringing the people now known as Māori to New Zealand . These were advanced , warlike , agricultural tribes who destroyed the Moriori . '' </P>
<P> According to Te Ara : The Encyclopedia of New Zealand , `` Smith 's account went as follows . In 750 AD the Polynesian explorer Kupe discovered an uninhabited New Zealand . Then in 1000 -- 1100 AD , the Polynesian explorers Toi and Whātonga visited New Zealand , and found it inhabited by a primitive , nomadic people known as the Moriori . Finally , in 1350 AD a ' great fleet ' of seven canoes -- Aotea , Kurahaupō , Mātaatua , Tainui , Tokomaru , Te Arawa and Tākitimu -- all departed from the Tahitian region at the same time , bringing the people now known as Māori to New Zealand . These were advanced , warlike , agricultural tribes who destroyed the Moriori . '' </P>
where did the first waka land in new zealand
where did the first waka land in new zealand
750 AD
750 AD