Humanities

  • Period: 800 to 1200

    Nga kakano

    First Polynesian settlers. A period of discovery and adapting to the newly found land.
  • 1300

    Te tipunga

    Māori discovered more remote islands and settled on them. Their culture, traditions, beliefs and their art started to developed.
  • Period: to

    Te puawaitanga

    The period where the most beautiful Māori art was created. Earliest explorers and settlers recorded aspects for the classical Māori society and culture.
  • Arrival of captain Cook

    Captain cook arrived.
  • Period: to

    Te huringa

    The final period and the Māori had an increased amount of contact with Europeans, and they were introduced to the modern world

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