Answer: Some trees and shrubs require acidic soil pH (below 7.0) or they will develop iron chlorosis. Examples include river birch, blueberries, azaleas and rhododendrons. While it is easier to work with plants adapted to your current soil pH, there are amendments you can use to make your soil more acidic.
Under the leadership of British statesman Edward G. Wakefield, the first British colonists to New Zealand arrive at Port Nicholson on Auckland Island. In 1642, Dutch navigator Abel Tasman became the first European to discover the South Pacific island group that later became known as New Zealand.
Cook circumnavigated both the north and south islands, and made detailed reports of the coastline. Over the next decade, Cook made three separate voyages to New Zealand, establishing a relationship between Britain and the indigenous Maori people, and paving the way for colonization. Cook and subsequent British arrivals didnât rename the islands, but instead used an Anglicized version of the Dutch name, and so âNieuw Zeelandâ became New Zealand.