When Aurutu was born about 1750, in Urenui, New Plymouth, New Zealand, his father, Rehetaia, was 12 and his mother, Te Ngarongo ki tua, was -199. He had at least 2 sons with Tukemata.
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French explorer, Jean-François-Marie de Surville casts anchor at Spirit's Bay.
James Cook, British explorer, makes his first visit to New Zealand. He claims parts of the country in the name of King George III.
Marion du Fresne lands in the Bay of Islands and, yet again, claims the country for France, calling it France Australe (South France).
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