Why is it called new zealand?

Question

Why is it called new zealand?

Answer 1

brent k, it's New Zealand, OK?

Answer 2

It is unknown whether Māori had a name for New Zealand as a whole before the arrival of Europeans, although they referred to the North Island as Te Ika a Māui (the fish of Māui) and the South Island as Te Wai Pounamu (the waters of greenstone) or Te Waka o Aoraki (the canoe of Aoraki). Until the early 20th century, the North Island was also referred to as Aotearoa (colloquially translated "land of the long white cloud"); in modern Māori usage, this name refers to the whole country. Aotearoa is also commonly used in this sense in New Zealand English.

The first European name for New Zealand was Staten Landt, the name given to it by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman, who in 1642 became the first European to see the islands. Tasman assumed it was part of a southern continent connected with land discovered in 1615 off the southern tip of South America by Jacob Le Maire. The name New Zealand originated with Dutch cartographers, who called the islands Nova Zeelandia, after the Dutch province of Zeeland. No-one is certain exactly who first coined the term, but it first appeared in 1645 and may have been the choice of cartographer Johan Blaeu. British explorer James Cook subsequently anglicised the name to New Zealand. There is no connection to the Danish Zealand.

Answer 3

I think it has something to do with Zealandia, the micro continent new zealand is on  

Answer 4

It was discovered by the Dutch explorer van Diemen, who named it after his home province of Zeeland.

Answer 5

Abel Tasman was the first european to discover New Zealand in 1642 naming it Staten Landt because he thought it was the western edge of South America. On Dutch maps of the late 17th century it was shown as Zeeland Nova after the Dutch maritime province. The latin equivalent was Nieuw Zeeland and the English version New Zealand