Captain's Log - First Episode

In late 1769 Captain James Cook first reached New Zealand, charged with charting the area. Peter Elliott follows Cook's journey in this award-winning four-part series. The first episode looks at Cook's first encounters with local Māori, on the east coast of the North Island. Some greeted Cook with pōwhiri; others took exception to the murder and kidnapping the Europeans brought despite their declarations of peace. Meanwhile in the third clip Elliott learns all about the P Class Yacht, and meets a young Tauranga sailor with blonde hair who bears a distinct resemblance to future America’s Cup skipper Peter Burling.