First encounters, Abel Tasman's 1642 voyage - book launch

A brand-new book on Abel Tasman and the first encounters between Dutch and Māori, Tongans and Tasmanians offers a new and fresh look at the very first beginnings of our shared Māori-Pakeha history.

Rudiger Mack: Abel Tasman: First encounters, the early Pacific and European narratives of Abel Tasman's 1642 voyage
Published by Heritage Press with assistance from the NetherlaNZ Foundation, September 2024

If you want to attend please RSVP rudi.mack@outlook.co.nz to help with the organisation of these events. You will be able to purchase copies of the book or pre-order from the author’s website:

https://www.tinakoribooks.com/quicksearch/all/First%20encounters

The book will be in New Zealand and Australian bookshops from 12 September 2024.