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Jan 1, 1000
first humans
Early moa hunters have arrived to claim land and meat for maori tribes. -
Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
First inhabitants
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Jan 1, 1450
moa extinct
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Feb 9, 1500
North island maori arrive in cantebury start arriving
Maori tribes from the north island arrive and kill remaining moa hunters within cantebury. -
Period: to
Early european contact
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The Endeavor arrives
Captain James Cook has arrived and first thiing sighted was the cantebury penninsula. -
Ngai tahu claims large amunt of cantebury
the ngai tahu, a sub tribe of ngai tuahuriri controlled the coast between the Hurunuri river and lake Ellesmere.their largest settlement was a fortified pa which kept their enemies out yet was a trading station for ponamu. -
Period: to
Early european settlements
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Maori population drops
The local Maori population of christchurch drops due to fighting each other and european diseases taking their toll. -
Whaling base set up
Progressively more and more sealing/whaling ships come to new zealand,a whaling base is set around 1837 by Captain George Hemplman around Peraki. -
Treaty signatures gathered
Within this date Major thomas Burnbury has went to Christchurch to collect the signatures of the Ngai Tahu cheifs. -
First cantebury stettlement built
Within 1843 the Deans brothers (William and John) have built the first house upon the cantebury plains. -
First farm established
The Deans brothers have now established themselves a farm at putaringamotu.The manson and Gebbie families have came to work upon the farm.Together they named the area that they lived in Riccarton