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New Zealand

By juneana
  • Mar 23, 1250

    First settled

    First settled
    New Zealand was first settled by Eastern Polynesians
    Now they are known like Maori

  • The first Europeans in New Zealand

    The first Europeans in New Zealand
    The first Europeans known to have reached New Zealand were Dutch explorer Abel Tasman and his crew.

  • Second time in New Zealand

    Second time in New Zealand
    British explorer James Cook mapped almost the entire coastline. Following Cook, New Zealand was visited by numerous European and North American

  • Musket Wars

    Musket Wars
    The resulting inter-tribal Musket Wars encompassed over 600 battles between 1801 and 1840, killing 30,000–40,000 Māori.

  • Flag

    Flag
    James Busby as British Resident to New Zealand in 1832 to set order but he couldn´t although he created the national flag

  • The Treaty of Waitangi

    The Treaty of Waitangi
    Ongoing unrest and the dubious legal standing of the Declaration of Independence prompted the Colonial Office to send Captain William Hobson to claim sovereignty for the British Crown and negotiate a treaty with the Māori. The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed in the Bay of Islands

  • The first government

    The first government
    The colony gained a representative government and the 1st New Zealand Parliament met in 1854