History of the Nelson Region, New Zealand region and named the sea between the North and South Island as "Cook Strait". They landed at Queen Charlotte Sound and Ship Cove, both names of which were named by the British explorer. There, they spent several weeks repairing their ship "The Endeavour" and reloading food and water supplies. Captain Cook's and his crew were to enter the "Ship Cove" in their subsequent voyages to New Zealand in 1773 and 1777 respectively. On 22 January 1827, the French explorer Dumont d'Urville along with French crew on the ship "Astrolabe " entered the Tasman Bay into what is now known today
Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives Pacific Island nations also included through the Pacific Nursing Section of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation. CATSIN was founded in 1997 to formally represent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses and midwives. A grant from the Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health (OATSIH) to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation provided for the first national meeting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurses in August 1997. Held in Sydney, the three-day meeting developed a series of recommendations for strategies and initiatives to advance the recruitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into nursing. In 1998, CATSIN was