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
New Zealand flatworm plants. It has been suggested that they might thrive in parts of western Norway, southern Sweden, Denmark, Germany and northern parts of Poland, if they invade these regions. Similar invasions of other terrestrial planarians are occurring in many other parts of the world. For example, planarians of the genus "Bipalium" are widely distributed in North America, and planarians of the genus "Platydemus" on many islands in the Pacific. "Platydemus manokwari" has recently (2013) been found in Europe. New Zealand flatworm The New Zealand flatworm ("Arthurdendyus triangulatus") is a large land flatworm native to New Zealand. It can vary from 5