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1000
First inhabitants
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Period: 1500 to
Iwi migrate to the South Island/ Te Waipounamu
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Cook sights the Canterbury Peninsula
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Kaiapoi established by Ngāi Tahu as a central trading kainga
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Tracks developed in Ōtautahi between Kaiapoi and Rāpaki
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Europeans land on Banks Peninsula
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Period: to
Māori population declines
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Farming settlements established in Akaroa
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Te Tiriti o Waitangi signed
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Deans family establish farming at Riccarton Bush/ Pūtaringāmotu
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Canterbury Settlement underway
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Ngāi Tahu chiefs signed ‘Kemp’s Deed’
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Immigrants from England arrive on the ship Charlotte Jane