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400
Polynesians discover hawaii
They travelled in canoe from the Marquesas islands -
1280
Kupe discovers New Zealand
Kupe came from Tahiti to kill an octopus, then he brought himself to New Zealand -
1300
Polynesians migrate to New Zealand
They navigated their canoes with the stars and animals -
Abel Tasman arrives at NZ
Abel Tasman was the first european to come to NZ. He came from Batavia and arrived in the south island. -
Abel Tasman arrives at Fiji
He was the first known european to arrive at Fiji -
Captain Cook sights NZ
Captain Cook set sail from England's Plymouth Harbour and arrived at Poverty Bay -
Captain Cook arrives at Hawaii
The Hawaiians who killed him in 1779 believed that power was in his bones. So they cooked him so his bones were easy to remove.