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Jan 1, 1000
The first humans
The first Humans arrived in Canterbury -
Captain Cook finds the south island
James Cook sighted the south island in his ship the Endeavour -
European settlement began
The first European settlements started to come to Canterbury -
John and Edward met to plan a Canterbury settlement.
John Robert Godley and Edward Gibbon Wakefield met to plan the Canterbury settlement. -
First school
The first school opened in Lyttelton by Henry Jacobs -
Earthquakes
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake happens in Christchurch causing damage and 184 deaths.