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The Pakeha Beginning.
Abel Tasman working for the company VOC was instructed to find the "Great Southern Continent". Encountering the land of New Zealand (or Aoteroa the the indigenous Maori) he lands in Golden Bay and describes it as "a land uplifted". -
The Captain's Mission.
Captain James Cook is given the command to observe stars in Tahiti, but his secret mission is to find "Australis", the great southern continent. -
Land!
Captain James Cook lands at Poverty Bay. -
Whaling Begins.
Whalers are attraced to New Zealand by the lucrative opportunity of new hunting grounds. -
The Feast of Seagulls.
Ngati Whatua is ambushed by a larger Ngapuhi force. The remains become "The Feast of Seagulls". -
The First Sermon.
The first christian sermon by John Marsden is given on Christmas Day, the missionaries are agents of change bringing new agricultural techniques and animals. -
Death of a Commander.
Hongi Heke one of New Zealand's most prolific chiefs ever -the chief ambushed in The Feast of Seagulls, dies. -
The Letter.
COncerned over the many Maori deaths, a collection of chiefs send a letter to the British King asking for aid. -
British Resident.
The British make their first official posting to NZ, "british Resident" James Busby. -
The Printing Press
William Colenso brought out NZ's first printing press for the purpose of making bibles for the Maori. -
Independence.
The Declaration of Independence was signed by 52 different chiefs. -
The Treaty of Waitangi.
After a race from Britain between conman Wakefield and William Hobson, the treaty of Waitingi is signed by both Maori and European Representatives. -
Te Rauparaha.
Te Rauparaha another of New Zeland's most influential chiefs dies. He was famous for creating the "Ka Mate" haka anfd for basing himself on Kapati Island to also dominate the top of the South Island.
