Aotearoa timeline By brookeyy 1250 BCE Māori people arrive https://www.twinkl.com.au/resource/the-arrival-of-maori-in-aotearoa-fact-file-nz-ss-1659304474 800 BCE Polynesian people discover Aotearoa https://www.twinkl.com.au/resource/the-arrival-of-maori-in-aotearoa-fact-file-nz-ss-1659304474 1642 First European explorer arrives (Abel Tasman) https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/history-of-new-zealand-1769-1914#:~:text=Abel%20Tasman%20was%20the%20first%20of%20the%20European,to%20have%20reached%20New%20Zealand%2C%20in%20December%201642. 1769 Captain Cook arrives https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/history-of-new-zealand-1769-1914#:~:text=Abel%20Tasman%20was%20the%20first%20of%20the%20European,to%20have%20reached%20New%20Zealand%2C%20in%20December%201642. 1809 The attack on the sailing ship, Boyd https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/history-of-new-zealand-1769-1914#:~:text=Abel%20Tasman%20was%20the%20first%20of%20the%20European,to%20have%20reached%20New%20Zealand%2C%20in%20December%201642. Period: 1810 to 1830 One fifth of Maori population is killed during 'Musket Wars' https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/history-of-new-zealand-1769-1914#:~:text=Abel%20Tasman%20was%20the%20first%20of%20the%20European,to%20have%20reached%20New%20Zealand%2C%20in%20December%201642. 1830 Christian missionaries begin to influence Maori Culture https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/history-of-new-zealand-1769-1914#:~:text=Abel%20Tasman%20was%20the%20first%20of%20the%20European,to%20have%20reached%20New%20Zealand%2C%20in%20December%201642. 1833 James Busby is appointed as Britain’s first official Resident in New Zealand. https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/history-of-new-zealand-1769-1914#:~:text=Abel%20Tasman%20was%20the%20first%20of%20the%20European,to%20have%20reached%20New%20Zealand%2C%20in%20December%201642. 1834 Northern Chiefs are encouraged to choose a flag to represent New Zealand https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/history-of-new-zealand-1769-1914#:~:text=Abel%20Tasman%20was%20the%20first%20of%20the%20European,to%20have%20reached%20New%20Zealand%2C%20in%20December%201642. 1835 New Zealand Declaration of Independence https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/history-of-new-zealand-1769-1914#:~:text=Abel%20Tasman%20was%20the%20first%20of%20the%20European,to%20have%20reached%20New%20Zealand%2C%20in%20December%201642.