Apparently when Abel Tasman arrived here in 1642, a Maouri sounded a shell to his boats. Tasman replied. Appears to be a clash of miscommunication. Tasman had a small boat attacked by the Maouri which resulted in the death of four sailors. Tasman left but called the place Murderers Bay. Likely, as this was an important fishing area for the Maouri, Tasman was being warned off. NZ decided to rename the bay and it is now Golden Bay!
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