Treaty of Waitangi.

By HarryO9
  • 1200

    First arrivals

    First arrivals
    The first Polynesians arrive in NZ.

  • Captain Cook

    Captain Cook
    Captain Cook arrives and travels throughout NZ.

  • Pakeha

    Pakeha
    Pakeha arrives in order to hunt whales and seals.

  • British People

    British People
    Over 2,000 British people are living in NZ.

  • James Busby

    James Busby
    James Busby arrives in the Bay of Islands on board the HMS imogene.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    James Busby creates the Declaration of Independence.

  • William Hobson

    William Hobson
    William Hobson arrives in the bay of islands he had been sent to secure British rule over NZ.

  • Treaty

    Treaty
    The Treaty of Waitangi is signed.

  • Stroke

    Stroke
    William Hobson dies from a stroke.

  • The British Government

    The British Government
    The British Government instructs that all the Maori landownership was to be registered.

  • Fighting

    Fighting
    Fighting brakes out between Maori and British troops in Taranaki over a disputed land transaction.

  • NZ Wars

    NZ Wars
    Lots of Maori land has been taken off them because of the NZ wars and it had been bought very cheaply or unfairly.

  • National Day

    National Day
    Waitangi day is a National day and 13 years later it became a New Zealand holiday.

  • Waitangi Tribunal

    Waitangi Tribunal
    The Waitangi Tribunal is set up.

  • Jacinda Ardern

    Jacinda Ardern
    Jacinda Ardern goes to Waitangi on Waitangi day.