Aotearoa timeline | Timetoast Timelines

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.