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Jan 1, 952
Arrival of the Maori in New Zealand
According to Maori tradition, the ancestry of Maori arrived between 952 and 1150. -
Discovery of New Zealand
Abel Tasman discovered New Zealand the first. He sketched sections of the two main islands' west coasts -
Women received the right to vote
Women received received the right to vote in national elections in 1893. The turn of the century brought sweeping social reforms that built the foundation for New Zealand's version of the welfare state. New Zealand is the first country to donate this rigt to the women. -
New Zealand became a dominion
New Zealand was declared dominion by a royal proclamation in 1907. -
New Zealand joined the South Pacific Commission
New Zealand jioned Australia, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States to form the South Pacific Commision, a regional body to promote the welfare of the Pacific region -
Complete autonomy of New Zealand
It achieved full internal and external autonomy by the Staute of Westminster Adoption act in 1947, although this merely formalized a situation that had existed for many years. -
Security treaty ANZUS
New Zealand's relantionship with th USA in the post-World War 2 period was closely assocaited with the Australian, New Zealand, Usa security treaty of 1951, under wich signatories agree to consult in case of an attack in the Pacific and to act to meet the common danger. -
New Zealand joined the Pacific Islands Forum
New Zealand jioned the othe independent and self-governing states of the Outh Pacific to establish the Pacific Islands Forum, which meets annualy at the heads of governùment level. -
Suspension treaty ANZUS by USA
In August 1986 the United States suspended its ANZUS security obligations to New Zealand. -
The treaty of Waitangi and the beginning colonization of New Zealand
In 1840, the United Kingdom established British sovereignty trough the treaty of Waitangi signed that year with maori chiefs. The same year, selected groups fromthe United Kingdom began the colonization progress.
