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New Zealand was explored by Abel Tasman, a Dutch navigator.
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British captain James Cook made three voyages to the islands
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The Treaty of Waitangi between the British and several Maori tribes
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A decade of land Wars begins between the Maoris and European settlers.
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New Zealand becomes the first country to give women the right to vote.
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The country becomes a dominion, or self-governing community, within the British Empire.
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New Zealand gains independence from Great Britain.
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Labour government elected, Prime Minister David Lange begins radical economic reforms.
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New Zealand won the Rugby World Cup
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New Zealand First coalition government.
