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Aug 22, 1250
The first people arived at New Zealand
New zealand was one of the last country's to be inhabited by people. The first people to arive in NZ were the polynesians and they arived between 1250 and 1300 -
Dutch explorer Able Tasman arrived in NZ
When Able Tasman came to NZ he recieved an aggresive and voilent welcome from the maori and four crew members were killed. Able Tasman left quickly and NZ was left untouched by the Europeans for a long time. -
Captain Cook came to NZ
Captain Cook came and mapped almost the entire coastline. -
Christian Missionary's Arived in NZ
The missionary"s came to New Zealand and converted nearly all of the maori to chritianity. -
Musket War's Started
There were over 600 musket wars and they killed 30,000–40,000 Māori. -
Treaty of waitangi was first signed
The first signing of the treaty took place in the bay of islands. -
Hobson declared British sovereignty over all of New Zealand
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Musket war's Ended
There were over 600 musket wars and they killed 30,000–40,000 Māori. -
NZ became a seperate colony
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The NZ colony gained a govt.
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First NZ parlement met
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The colony effectively became self-governing
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The Liberal Party led by John Ballance came to power
The libral party was the first organised political party. -
NZ women gained the right to vote
NZ was the first country to allow women to vote. -
Waitangi Tribunal was set up
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I was Born !!
The most important date of NZ history !
