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They discovered New Zealand as they explored the Pacific, navigating by the ocean currents, wind and stars. -
Abel Tasman and his crew were the first confirmed Europeans to discover New Zealand or (Nieuw Zeeland). Although they never actually set foot on New zealand soil. -
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1770-1810
The whalers where some of the first Europeans to arrive in New Zealand. They hunted them to near extinction in the 1800s -
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The musket wars happened from 1807-1828
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34 northern Maori chiefs signed the declaration of independence.
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