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Cook Bicentenary Expedition
The Cook Bicentenary Expedition 1969 was undertaken from August to October of 1969 to research the archaeology, geology and biodiversity of the Cook Islands and Tonga.
In 1965 New Zealand scientists proposed a scientific expedition in the Pacific as part of the bicentennial commemoration of James Cook's landing in New Zealand in 1769. In 1966 the council of the Royal Society of New Zealand proposed the voyage for 1969, using the vessel HMNZS Endeavour, and invited members of the Royal Society of London to participate in the expedition around the southwest Pacific. In April 1969 Elliot Watson Dawson was named expedition leader and J. V. Eade was named deputy leader.
Because HMNZS Endeavour could only accommodate 14 passengers and could only allow a limited time ashore to meet the short cruise time it was determined that land parties would have to transported by air at some times with civil air transport available in Tonga and the use of RNZAF Hercules aircraft transport obtained for Rarotonga and Aitutaki.
This led to the development of three expedition groups. The first group was the Tongan group with seven people working on four projects, the second was the Cook Island group which involved eight people working on five projects, and finally the Endeavour group, with four people working on five projects on board the ship.
Expedition Committee
HMNZS Endeavour crew
Archaeologists
Botanist
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Cook Bicentenary Expedition
The Cook Bicentenary Expedition 1969 was undertaken from August to October of 1969 to research the archaeology, geology and biodiversity of the Cook Islands and Tonga.
In 1965 New Zealand scientists proposed a scientific expedition in the Pacific as part of the bicentennial commemoration of James Cook's landing in New Zealand in 1769. In 1966 the council of the Royal Society of New Zealand proposed the voyage for 1969, using the vessel HMNZS Endeavour, and invited members of the Royal Society of London to participate in the expedition around the southwest Pacific. In April 1969 Elliot Watson Dawson was named expedition leader and J. V. Eade was named deputy leader.
Because HMNZS Endeavour could only accommodate 14 passengers and could only allow a limited time ashore to meet the short cruise time it was determined that land parties would have to transported by air at some times with civil air transport available in Tonga and the use of RNZAF Hercules aircraft transport obtained for Rarotonga and Aitutaki.
This led to the development of three expedition groups. The first group was the Tongan group with seven people working on four projects, the second was the Cook Island group which involved eight people working on five projects, and finally the Endeavour group, with four people working on five projects on board the ship.
Expedition Committee
HMNZS Endeavour crew
Archaeologists
Botanist