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Timeline of Te Tiriti O Waitangi

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  • Period: 1250 to 1289

    The Arrival of The Maori

    It is estimated that between the years of 1250 AD and 1300 AD, the indigenous people of New Zealand began to arrive and settle in New Zealand. They came from the Polynesian Islands and journeyed to New Zealand by boat, navigating their way using the wind, stars, current and migration patterns of animals such as birds.
  • Abel Tasman's Discovery

    It is believed that Abel Tasman was the first European man to officially "discover" New Zealand in 1642
  • James Cook's Discovery

    James Cook discovered New Zealand in late October in 1769, after Abel Tasman. It was he who later led groups of British settlers to New Zealand.
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    The Arrival of the Europeans

    Between the years of 1814 and 1835, the British began to arrive to New Zealand. It is believed that there was almost 400,000 British settlers that came to New Zealand.
  • Maori Declare Independence

    In 1835, the Maori declared independence. James Busby declared that all sovereignty would go to Maori chiefs and their tribes.
  • The Negotiation of Sovereignty

    Captain William Hobson (British Crown’s Lieutenant Governor) negotiates with Maori, NZ to become a British Colony
  • The English Draft

    English treaty is drafted Henry Williams and son Edward translate to Maori in 1 night, very rushedand translated wrongly
  • The Maori Presentation

    Maori version of treaty presented and discussed with 500 Maori chiefs.
  • The Treaty is Presented

    Maori version of treaty presented and discussed with 500 Maori chiefs.
  • The Signage

    40 maori chiefs sign treaty
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    NZ Land Wars