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The first European contact
Abel Tasman and is crew arrived off the coast of New Zealand, but after a battle with the Maori, they left the area. -
James Cook began to colonize New Zealand
James Cook mapped the coast of New Zealand, making it possible for the great European migration to start. However the meetings between the Maori and the English were disasters, the Maori were a bit hostile and some Maori were killed. That gave rise to a few battles. -
The first Maori War
Some Maori chieftains began ravaging the bay of islands, but they were stoppted in 1847, by colonial forces. -
A moment of peace
After this war, and due to the victories, there where a moment of peace between the European settlers and the maori, until 1860 -
The Taranaki War
Until 1860, the Maori still owned most of the land of North Island, but a large increase in the number of immigrants leds to requests for land purchases by the government. Many Maori were determined to not sell. But Te Teira, a Maori of the Taranaki area, sold his Waitara River land to the colonial government without the consent of his tribe, which led to the First Taranaki War -
The Waikato war
This was the biggest land war, involving heavy artillery, armoured steamships and 10 British regiments. Although the odds were against them, the Maori won several battles. But in the end, Britishnumbers and resources overcame the Maori. -
The end of the Maori independence
Maori political independence dwindled, until finally expiring in 1916 when police invaded the last sanctuary in the Urewera mountains. -
The Maori at the 20th century.
The idea was to keep the Maori culture alive and some Maori leaders were in force to rejuvenate Maori society. In particular,Apirana Ngata, a Maori politician, who bring Maori into parliament and promoted the knowledge of the Maori culture. Also, it seemed Maori were adapting to the change to fit in with Western society.
