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Jan 1, 1000
First humans
The first Polynesians, known as the Moa Hunters, arrived in Horomaka/ Banks Peninsula. The ancestors of the early Maori. Image from https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Hunting_Moa.jpg -
Jan 1, 1450
Moa becomes extinct
The moa became extinct due to over-hunting. Image courtesy of: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Giant_Haasts_eagle_attacking_New_Zealand_moa.jpg -
First Four Ships
The Charlotte Jane, Cressy, Randolph and Sir George Seymour arrived in Lyttelton in 1850 carrying most of Canterbury's early European settlers, carrying wealthy colonists and pooorer emigrants, who couldn't afford land. Image from
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Four_ships_at_Geelong_wharf_-_SLV_H99.220-3450.jpg/1280px-Four_ships_at_Geelong_wharf_-_SLV_H99.220-3450.jpg -
Cathedral finished
Christchurch Cathedral was begun in 1865, but due to money issues it wasn't completed till 1904. The incomplete building was hit by earthquakes in 1881, 1888 and 1901. Image of Cathedral under construction, 1903 from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/ChristChurch_Cathedral_around_1903.jpg Wtach this video to see early Christchurch:
https://youtu.be/L-Mb1Hn0LdE
