NZ Exploration

Scott Base 1957-2007   (www.scottbase50years.co.nz)  

The 50th anniversary of Scott Base is a time to celebrate a magnificent period in the history of New Zealand's activity in Antarctica, as we relive the adventure and trials and tribulations of the many hardy souls, who have carved out our place in this icy location.

New Zealand Wars   (www.newzealandwars.co.nz)  

Established in order to gather into one accessible place information and materials dealing with the New Zealand Wars.

New Zealand in History (www.history-nz.org)  

History and discovery of New Zealand, the Maori, protected wildlife and the country today.

South Seas : Voyaging and Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Pacific   (southseas.nla.gov.au)  

An informative site offering access to accounts of voyages in the South Pacific between 1760 and 1800. Features include maps, journals of James Cook's first voyage, indigenous histories and European reactions, cultural atlases and more.

James Cook   (www.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/95oct/jcook.html)  

Information about Captain James Cook - Navigator and Explorer.

Antarctic Explorers: James Cook   (www.south-pole.com/p0000071.htm)  

Information about explorer James Cook.

Royal NZ Returned Services' Association   (www.rnzrsa.org.nz)  

Promoting the welfare and rememberence who serve New Zealand.

James Cook Links   (www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/cook.html)  

Links to pages with information about James Cook.

Cook's Final Voyage   (www.mariner.org//educationalad/ageofex/)  

Information about Cook's final voyage in 1776 to find the Northwest Passage.

Captain Cook Society   (www.captaincooksociety.com)  

With over 500 members, the Captain Cook Society offers its members a free quarterly featuring articles on aspects of James Cook's life and those associated with this famous explorer.

Abandoned New Zealand   (www.abandonednz.com)  

A site exploring New Zealand forgotten industrial past.

Captain Cook Memorial Museum Whitby   (www.cookmuseumwhitby.co.uk)  

The Web site pays tribute to Whitby's greatest seaman and introduces the Museum, which is housed in the building where James Cook lived as an apprentice seaman.

Biography of Captain James Cook   (www.pacificcoast.net/~regent/cookbio.html)  

James Cook (1728-1779) was an English sailing ship captain, navigator, and Pacific Ocean expedition leader.