James Cook - A Journal of the proceedings of His Majesty's Bark Endeavour on a voyage round the world, by Lieutenant James Cook, Commander, commencing the 25th of May 1768 - 23 Oct. 1770: No. 209

New Zealand
1770 February
heard of Nails which they call Whow the name of a Tool among them made generally of bone which they use as a Chifsel in making Holes & these People asking so readily for Nails proves that their connections must extend as far N. as Cape Kidnapper which is 45 Leags. for that was the Southernmost place on this side the coast we had any Traffick with the Natives & it is most probable that the inhabitants of Queen Charlotte's Sound got the little knowledge they seem'd to have of Iron by the Connections they may have with the Teerawhetteans bord'ing upon them, for we have no reason to think that the inhabitants of any part of this land had the least knowledge of Iron before we came among them. ~ After a short stay these People were dismifsed with proper presents & we continued our Course alongshore to the NE. until 11 o'clock AM when the weather clear'd up & we saw Cape Turnagain bearing NbE¼E. dist. 7 Leags. I then called the Officers upon deck & asked them if they were now satisfied that this land was an Isl. to which they answer'd in the Affirmative & we hauled our wind to the Eastwd. At Noon our Latde. by observn. was 40º:55' which is 21 Miles to the Southwd. of Cape Turnagain it bearing NbE. & Cape Pallifser by this day's run bears S. 43 W. 19 or 20 Leags.
Saturday 10th. Gentle breezes at SE. Cloudy wear. at 4 PM Tack'd & Stood SW. until 8 AM. when being not above 3 or 4 Miles from the Shore we Tack'd & stood off 2 hours & then stood again to the SW. until noon when being in the Latde. of 41 º :13' S. & abt. 2 Miles from the Shore the land of Cape Pallifser bearing S. 53 º W. had 26 fam. water. ~
Sunday 11th. PM had light breezes from the SE in the night it was Calm until 9 AM when a Gentle breeze sprung up at ENE with which we made Sail to the Southwd. having a large swell rowling in from that Quarter at Noon was in the Latde. of 41:6 S. & dist. from the Shore 1½ Leags. a remarkable hillock which stands close to the Sea bore N ½ E. distance 4 Leags. at this time 2 Canoes came alongside the Ship with whom we had some little Traffick & then dismifsed them. ~
Monday 12th. Most of PM had a fresh breeze at NE. which by sunset carried us the length of C. Pallifser & as the wear. was clear, I had an opp. of Viewing the land of this Cape which is of a height Sufficient to be seen in clear wear. 12 or 14 Lgs. & is of a broken hilly surface, between the foot of the high land & the Sea is a border of low flat land off which lies some rocks that appear above water, between this Cape & Cape Turnagain the land near the shore is in many places low & flatt & appear'd green & pleasant, but inland are many Hills, from Cape Pallifser