Maori History

By Jazie
  • May 31, 1000

    New Zealand is found

    New Zealand is found
    Kupe finds New Zealand and is the first Maori to find the island.
  • May 31, 1290

    Takitimu Arrives

    Takitimu Arrives
    The waka Takitimu arrives at Tauranga and built a pa at Maungatawa. They were known as Ngti Ranginui

  • Iwis formed

    Iwis formed
    The Maori spread out around New Zealand and form their iwis

  • First European

    First European
    The first European steps onto New Zealand

  • Captain Cook

    Captain Cook
    Captain Cook sighted New Zealand, and mapped the coastline.

  • European Sighting

    European Sighting
    Samuel Marsden saw Tauranga from somewhere near Waihi. He was the first European to sight Tauranga
  • Period: to

    Musket Wars

    The Maori iwi go to war with muskets

  • Treaty of Waitangi

    Treaty of Waitangi
    The Treaty of Waitangi was signed

  • Land Wars

    Land Wars
    The Maori land wars begun when the Colonial government sold Maori land, ignoring the Treaty of Waitangi, because they wanted to build houses on the claimed land.

  • Epidemic

    Epidemic
    An epidemic of something called rewha-rewha (maybe the flu) kills over 60% of the Maori in the bottom of the north island