Hayley Hammerton Timeline of Aotearoa (New Zealand) By 24hhammerton Period: 1200 to 1300 Polynesian settlers arrive and settle in New Zealand https://tetai.nz/en/te-mana-o-te-reo-maori-timeline Period: 1200 to 1641 The Maori people form a new language, and adapt to their surroundings, building a new culture. https://tetai.nz/en/te-mana-o-te-reo-maori-timeline 1642 Europeans arrive in New Zealand https://www.onthisday.com/countries/new-zealand/maori 1813 The Maori language adopts English and French words https://tetai.nz/en/te-mana-o-te-reo-maori-timeline 1815 First book about the Maori language is published (A korao no New Zealand by Thomas Kendall) https://tetai.nz/en/te-mana-o-te-reo-maori-timeline 1824 First offical document in the Maori language https://tetai.nz/en/te-mana-o-te-reo-maori-timeline 1840 Treaty of Waitangi is signed by Maori chiefs and representatives of British crown https://www.onthisday.com/countries/new-zealand/maori 1841 First "New Zealand Company" settlers arrive in New Zealand https://tetai.nz/en/te-mana-o-te-reo-maori-timeline 1845 Flagstaff War https://www.onthisday.com/countries/new-zealand/maori 1850 Maori becomes the minor language in New Zealand https://tetai.nz/en/te-mana-o-te-reo-maori-timeline Period: 1858 to 1896 Maori population decreases https://tetai.nz/en/te-mana-o-te-reo-maori-timeline 1860 Second Maori War begins https://www.onthisday.com/countries/new-zealand/maori Period: 1896 to 2006 Maori population increases https://tetai.nz/en/te-mana-o-te-reo-maori-timeline 1987 Te rao Maori is now an official language https://www.onthisday.com/countries/new-zealand/maori 1988 "...Bastion Point land returned to the local Maori iwi (tribe), Ngāti Whātua" (On this day, n.d) https://www.onthisday.com/countries/new-zealand/maori
