What happened when Abel Tasman tried to land in New Zealand in 1642?

In December 1642, the Dutch navigator Abel Janszoon Tasman became the first European to sight the coast of New Zealand, specifically the northwestern South Island.12

When Tasman attempted to land in what is now known as Golden Bay, he encountered a local Māori tribe. This interaction resulted in a violent clash that led to the deaths of several of Tasman’s crew members. Following this tragic encounter, Tasman departed the area, naming it "Murderers’ Bay". He did not make further attempts to land, and he subsequently left New Zealand in January 1643 under the impression that he had discovered the western edge of a hypothetical southern continent.1324