Captain Cook is acknowledged as one of the world's ... but what is clear is that your ancestors were shot and killed by the crew of the Endeavour and others were wounded," Ms Clarke said.
The Captain Cook Monument is a 27-foot obelisk that was erected in 1874 to memorialize where Cook died. He was killed in 1779 after a fight broke out between the Hawaiians and Westerners.
British explorer Captain James Cook and the crew of the ... At least eight other Maori were killed. Cook went on to sail and chart much of the coast of New Zealand, stopping at several places ...