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Population3,429 (2010)
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About Captain Cook


Captain Cook is a census-designated place in Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi, in the United States, located in the District of South Kona. The community, within the land division of Kealakekua, is so named because the post office for the area was located in the Captain Cook Coffee Co. during the early 1900s.

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NZ jubilee: new Zealand, divided on Cook's landing

Feb 16,2020 6:46 am

A flotilla arrived in New Zealand to commemorate the 250sten anniversary of The First Europeans to set foot there.

The British Explorer Captain James Cook and The Crew of the Hms Endeavour came to shore in Gisborne on 8. October 1769, introduction to the colonial rule.

events will take place to mark the country, the milestone date.

died But nine indigenous people in The First meeting between Cook and the Maori , who had been living in New Zealand - or Aotearoa - for centuries.

Many people say That it is not an anniversary to celebrate, and there have been protests, on the banks of the Endeavour replica arrived on Tuesday.

Dame Jenny Shipley , co-Chairman of the 250sten anniversary commemoration, said some people thought Cook's arrival made "a great contribution for the Society ", while others thought That it was a "tragic intervention".

"It's not a bad thing, if people want to Express their differences, and the new Zealanders are ready to grow and to do That -"

cases to the local Tribes , known as iwi in the course of The Nine death. But they stopped short of issuing an apology.

believed to have the Maori from the Polynesian Islands arrived in New Zealand - or Aotearoa in the Maori hundreds of years before The First Europeans.

Celebration and protest

Phil Mercer, Bbc News , Gisborne

Marise Awarded, said of the indigenous rights have been violated, the get up repeatedly in New Zealand

spectators were at sunrise, to watch the replica of cook's Endeavour sailed from poverty Bay, or Taranganui-a-kiwa.

"We are here to celebrate, Captain James Cook , and all he did, and he represents our heritage, we are very proud of," said Val McGreevy, a Gisborne resident.

But here in Gisborne, The Anniversary of Cook's landing was a time for celebration, reflection, and protest, and there is an enemy was welcome from the Maori groups.

are you angry That Cook ' celebrated s was arriving in such a significant way.

"The fact That we have to re-live the trauma as a whanau hapu iwi [extended family groups and Tribes ] is actually quite devastating for us as Maori .

"Our indigenous rights have been violated, over and over again," said Marise Awarded, one of the protesters.

Who Captain Cook was?

Capt Cook on a mission to find out from the the United Kingdom, what must be believed by the people at That time, a large continent in The Pacific ocean, South of Australia .

don't bother, The Ship of Captain James Cook during his research voyage from 1768 - 1771

He knew, to find the fabled continent, but in the 6. October, his Cabin Boy , Nicholas Young , discovered New Zealand .

The Crew , including Tahiti and chief navigator named Tupaia, who helped, cook, communicate with the Maori - Land-nui, now Gisborne was Tuuranga -, on The East coast of the North Island , Two Days later.

One of the leaders of the Ngati Oneone-group was immediately shot and killed after what is believed to be a misunderstanding about a ceremonial challenge. At least eight other Maori were killed.

cook went on to sail and chart much of the coast of New Zealand , with stopovers in several places, and building relationships with Maori residents.

He also claimed possession of two areas in the name of The British crown, The Process of colonization.

Although James Cook dominated the exploration of New Zealand , history books, Dutch sailor Abel Tasman The First European to sight of him, in the year 1642, but he never did it on land.

What is planned commemorations?

New Zealand has planned several days of events to mark the milestone of The First encounter between Maori and Europeans.

the Prime Minister , Jacinda Ardern , had started celebrations on Saturday.

In a speech called for a more open conversation about New Zealand 's history, which encourage people to "imagine what it would be like to hear a story re-told, knowing That , in fact, you lost an ancestor That is directly because of this meeting."

She Said in The Past , New Zealand was to say, "only really, I think, 50% of the story, and not to say always, it is good".

New Zealand should continue to learn and tell the whole story of his past, she added.

reached on Tuesday morning, a fleet of ships, including a replica of the Endeavour , Gisborne. to Greet The Crew .

Why is The Anniversary of the controversial issues.

Although the United Kingdom's statement of regret, many Maori say rights advocates That not enough has been done to confirm what is arriving in The First few days of Cook's.

protesters also say That your Maori ancestors were treated unfairly during the colonial period, and today, Maori communities face disproportionate levels of poverty, crime and discrimination as a result.

In Gisborne, a statue of Cook has already been repeatedly defaced with graffiti and replaced.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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