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1300
Māori people settle in Aotearoa
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British captain James Cook explores coastline
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First British missionaries arrive in Aotearoa
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The New Zealand Wars, also referred to as the Land Wars. Māori put up resistance to British colonial rule.
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New Zealand becomes world's first country to give women the vote.
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Outbreak of World War I. New Zealand commits thousands of troops to the British war effort.
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New Zealand gains full independence from Britain.