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It is estimated that between the years of 1250 AD and 1300 AD, the indigenous people of New Zealand began to arrive and settle in New Zealand. They came from the Polynesian Islands and journeyed to New Zealand by boat, navigating their way using the wind, stars, current and migration patterns of animals such as birds.
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It is believed that Abel Tasman was the first European man to officially "discover" New Zealand in 1642
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James Cook discovered New Zealand in late October in 1769, after Abel Tasman. It was he who later led groups of British settlers to New Zealand.
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Between the years of 1814 and 1835, the British began to arrive to New Zealand. It is believed that there was almost 400,000 British settlers that came to New Zealand.
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In 1835, the Maori declared independence. James Busby declared that all sovereignty would go to Maori chiefs and their tribes.
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Captain William Hobson (British Crown’s Lieutenant Governor) negotiates with Maori, NZ to become a British Colony
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English treaty is drafted Henry Williams and son Edward translate to Maori in 1 night, very rushedand translated wrongly
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Maori version of treaty presented and discussed with 500 Maori chiefs.
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Maori version of treaty presented and discussed with 500 Maori chiefs.
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40 maori chiefs sign treaty
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