Colonisation of Māori in New Zealand By George_Symon 1250 Polynesian Discovery 1642 Abel Tasman Period: 1770 to 1810 Whalers and Sealers Period: 1807 to 1828 Musket Wars 1814 Marsden gives first sermon 1835 Declaration of Independence 1839 Tory arrives in Wellington harbour Feb 6, 1840 Treaty of Waitangi 1843 Wairau Affray 1846 Battle at Horokiwi (Battle Hill) 1858 Pakeha population surpasses Maori Period: 1860 to 1863 Taranaki War 1863 Invasion of the Waikato
