Maori house

Architecture on aotearoa

  • Period: 1250 to 1300

    Polynesian settlement on aotearoa

    When they first settled
  • Period: 1250 to 1300

    First buildings

    The first traditional homes known as whare
  • European discorery

    European discorery

    When Europeans first discovered Aotearoa
  • Deep sea whaling, sealing, flax and timber trades commence

    Deep sea whaling, sealing, flax and timber trades commence

  • European settlement

    European settlement

    When the first settlement began of Europeans
  • Period: to

    Polynesian home adaptment

    When Polynesians began adapting their homes to European lifestyle and using new materials which is still happening to today.