Making connections from the past

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Making connections from the past

Jim Vause 2015

Jim Vause

Statue of Captain James Cook at Waikanae Beach in Gisborne [photo: Flickr]
Statue of Captain James Cook at Waikanae Beach in Gisborne [photo: Flickr]

Blenheim GP Jim Vause asks “what if?” as he peers into the mists of New Zealand’s colonial history

What? Did I hear correctly? Captain Cook was the first European to “discover” New Zealand? This, on a Kiwi TV programme! How you can claim Cook discov