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1275 BCE
New Zealand
NZ was settled 1250-1300 AD years ago by East Polynesians. -
925 BCE
When Kupe arrived in NZ
Kupe arrived in NZ in 925 AD -
900 BCE
Tonga
Tonga was settled first by Austronesians 900 bc years ago -
400 BCE
Hawaii
Hawaii was first settled in 400 BC by Polynesians -
1 CE
Kupes wife
Kupes wife (Kuramarotini) named NZ Aotearoa (The long white clouds) idk what the year was -
1275
New Zealand
NZ was the last major land mass to be founded by humans. East Polynesians found NZ 1250-1300 years ago. -
1280
We think they left there country.
We think they left there country because of the Indonesia volcano eruption. From the eruption all there crops would have failure. So they would search for a new land far away. Called Aotearoa. -
1330
When the first wave of Maori came to New Zealand.
The first wave of Maori came to NZ from Eastern Polynesia in waves of wakas about 1320-1350 years ago -
James cook
Captain cook was the first European to set foot on NZ in the 1770s. -
Guidence
Kupe got his guidance by the birds, fish, sea currents and the stars. -
When Kupe set sail
He set sail 3400 years ago around when the Pyramids were being built, also when Rome was be founded and when the Vikings was around. -
Fjij
Fiji was settled first by the Austronesians about 1,500-1,000 years BCE. -
Samoa
Samoa was settled 3,500 years ago by the Austronesians.