 At a bay now known as Tolaga Bay (not far from the modern township of Gisborne), Cook bestowed the name Spöring Island to a landmark, after the botanist.The island is today known by its original Māori name, "Pourewa".The expedition continued westwards, and in 1770 the "Endeavour" encountered the southeastern coastline of the Australian continent, and became the first European vessel to have navigated the eastern side of the continent.