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Moa hunters arrived in Canterbury and cleared a large area of forests. By 1450 all Moa was killed off.
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The North Island tribe of Ngai Tahu arrives in Canterbury, the moa hunters that were left were either killed or taken into the tribe.
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He thought it was an island, and named it Banks Island after the Endeavour's ship botanist. (now known as Banks Peninsula)
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The first time Europeans walk on Canterbury soil was the crew of the sealing ship, Governer Blight, where they named the harbour, Port Cooper. (Now known as Lyttelton Harbour)
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There he set up a whaling station on-shore in Peraki.
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He arrived to collect signatures for the Treaty of Waitangi, during his visit only 2 chiefs of Ngai Tahu signed it.
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They built the first house on the Canterbury Plains, in Riccarton which they named after the parish they came from in Scotland. They later moved away to start their own farms.
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John Robert Godley and Edward Gibbon Wakefield planned out the Canterbury European settlement, using the funds from selling settlers land to build resources.
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The Canterbury Association was formed then it was decided to name Christchurch after the university John Godley had attended in England.
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Sixteen Ngai Tahu chiefs signed 'Kemp's Deed' selling part of their land to Governor Grey for the new settlement. Some land was kept aside for hunting but this was mixed up as the maps where differed.
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Captain Thomas built a jetty, custom houses and barracks for accommodation. John Godley and his family had arrived with his family on the Lady Nugent ship.
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The first school in Canterbury was opened by Reverend Henry Jacobs
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New Zealand was divided into six provinces, including Canterbury.
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James Edward Fitzgerald elected Canterbury superintendent
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Christchurch was declared a city.
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The first statue in NZ
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Opened as NZ's first rail tunnel
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