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Maori arrived from other parts of Polynesia.
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The start of the continuous Polynesian settlement. These kinds of of people, were the cousins of present-day Maori.
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Supposed year of the 'Great Migration' in which a large fleet of Maori arrived in NZ from Hawaiki.
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Abel Janszoon Tasman, a Dutch explorer, found out a part of the western littorral or New Zealandand he named his discovery "Staten Landt."
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A part of New Zealand's coastline appears next to the name "Zeelandia Nova" on the world and Pacific charts and sometimes globes.
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James Cook, a british expplorer made his first visit to New Zealand. James says that he claims parts of the country in the name of King George III.
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French explorer, Jean Francois- Marie de Surville Casts anchor at Spirit's Bay, on December 17th.
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Deep sea whaling, sealing, flax, and timber trades commence. The Maori suffer the first serious introduced epidemic.
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First european women to arrive in New Zealand.
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James Busby arrived at the Bay of Islands.
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The Declaration of Independence was signed by 34 northern chiefs. The New Zealand Association was created in London. It ended up becoming The New Zealand Company in 1839.
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Settlers finally arrived in Nelson, New Zealand.
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The Wairau Affair was very violent between Europeans and the Maori Robert Fitzroy became Governer of New Zealand Te Kawiti ane Hone Heke commence the Northern Wars.
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The New Zealand company was in financial problems, and suspends its colonisation operations. George Grey becomes Governer.
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The wars in the North End with the taking of Ruapekpeka.
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The Scottish Otago Association found a final settlement.
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The Canterbury settlement in founded.
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Gold was discovered in Buller.
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The first telagraph line was between Christchurch and Lyttelton opens.
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The New Zealand Settlement Act was passed through a land. The First steem railway was made in 1863 in New Zealand.
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The women were now granted to vote.
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New Zealand became the first country to give the womens the right to vote.
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The Public Health Act the passed with setting up the Department of Public Health in 1901.
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Halley's Comet was seen in the sky.
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Unemployment Board was set up to provide a thing called "Relief work."
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Population reached over two million.
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French explorer, Marc-Joseph-Marion du Fresne Casted and anchor at Spirit's Bay.
