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The Maori had New Zealand to themselves for over 500 years.
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Captain Cook arrived in New Zealand and put them on the world map.
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Pakeha came to New Zealand to hunt whales, missionaries from England came to spread Christianity and traders arrived to load their ships with timber.
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Several hundred pakeha were living in what they called New Zealand.
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The Maori sent a letter to King George asking for protection.
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James Busby was sent to Nz to present the declaration of independence.
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52 chiefs signed the declaration of independence.
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40 chiefs decided to sign the treaty.
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William Hobson arrived in the bay of islands.
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The NZ land wars started.
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The native land court is established.
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The NZ land wars end.
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James Caroll makes his speech in parliament.
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Waitangi day is established a national day of commemoration 13 years later it became a national holiday.
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Waitangi day becomes a National holiday.
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The Waitangi tribunal is set up.
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The rules changed and the tribunal could investigate claims about things that happened in the past.
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The first modern settlement is agreed over land at the Waitomo caves.
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Prime minister Jacinda Ardern spends 5 days at Waitangi meeting with the Maori.
