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May 12, 1000
The first humans in Waitaha
The first humans arrive in canterbry -
Feb 9, 1450
The moana became extinct
The moa became extinct in 1450 ad -
First site of Canterbury peninsular
On 16 February 1770 Captain James Cook in his ship the Endeavour first sighted the Canterbury peninsula. He thought it was an island, and named it Banks Island after the ship’s botanist, Joseph Banks.