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The first Polynesians arrived in Aotearoa and had it all to themselves for 500 years.
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Captain Cook arrived in New Zealand and put them on the world map.
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Pakeha came to hunt seals and whales.
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Several hundred Pakeha were now living in what they called NZ.
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Thirteen Maori chiefs wrote to the king of England asking for his protection from France.
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James Busby presented a document called He Whakaputanga, the Declaration of Independence.
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52 chiefs had signed the declaration of independence.
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William Hobson arrived in Bay Islands to get Maori to sign a treaty.
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Forty chiefs decided to sign, some chose not to.
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Maori and British fought several wars called the NZ land wars.
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Maori lost land through the Native Land Court system.
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The NZ land wars finished.
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James Carroll made a speech to the parliament about how they need to help the Maori who lost land.
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Waitangi day is established as a national day of commemoration.
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Waitangi day becomes a national holiday.
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The Waitangi Tribunal was set up.
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The rules changed and the tribunal could investigate claims about things that happened in the past.
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The first modern treaty settlement is agreed over Land at Waitomo Caves.
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Jacinda Ardern spends five days at Waitangi meeting with Maori, which is the longest visit of any prime minister.
