Abel Tasman’s 1642/43 voyage of discovery brought new knowledge to the world. The first charts, images, and descriptions of Maori (in Golden Bay/Mohua) informed others of the existence of New Zealand and its people. The displays at Golden Bay Museum Te Waka Huia o Mohua are the only permanent displays in New Zealand of the earliest recorded milestone in our national history, and the first meeting between Maori and people of another race.
Here are links to some other Tasman-related sites:
Abel Tasman Museum, Lutjegast (formerly the Abel Tasman Kabinet)
Scroll down to the bottom and you will find a 2002 English translation (by New Zealander Brian Hooker) of Tasman’s journal.
Tasman’s Journal at the Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands (“State Archives copy”, known as “SAC”):
Blok Fragment at the Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands
Tasman’s Journal & Map at the State Library of New South Wales, Sydney (“Huijdecoper journal”)
http://archival.sl.nsw.gov.au/Details/archive/110320645
Tasman’s Journal and 1776 translation at the British Library, London (the third manuscript version, “Banks copy”, and translation by Charles Woide)
Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/european-discovery-of-new-zealand/page-2
The Prow.org.nz (Stories of the Top of the South)
http://www.theprow.org.nz/events/the-first-meeting-abel-tasman-and-maori-in-golden-bay/#.VGeyT_mUdSM
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Tasman
Dave Horry’s ‘Six Boats’ site http://sixboats.co.nz
The discovery of New Zealand by Abel Tasman, and by the Polynesians before him
Robert Jenkin’s site www.robertianjenkin.co.nz/tasman/
This includes some of the Tasman Interactive made for Golden Bay Museum in 2012, including Discovery Game, in which you can try steering yourself digitally in Tasman’s wake to Murderer’s Bay and beyond, click here to try it out.