Canterbury history By grace.daphne Feb 12, 1642 Able Tasman becomes first European to find the North Island Feb 12, 1769 Captain Cook mapped the whole of Aotearoa in series of 3 voyages, 1769-1777 Feb 12, 1791 First whaling ship in NZ Feb 12, 1815 First europeans landed Feb 12, 1839 New Zealand Company founded with aim to create English colonies in NZ Feb 6, 1840 Treaty of Waitangi signed Feb 12, 1849 Offical sanction gained and assocation of london notified Jul 12, 1849 Settling of out of port town and surveying of the bridal path underway Jul 12, 1850 Preperations underway forfull voyage to new zealand Dec 16, 1850 The charlotte jane anchored at lyttleton Dec 16, 1850 The randolph anchored in lyttleton Dec 17, 1850 Sir george seymour anchored in lyttleton Dec 27, 1850 The cressy arrived in lyttleton Feb 12, 1893 women won the right to vote Sep 19, 1993 Kate sheppard memorial and womens suffrage commemoration unvieled