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First European encounter with Maori
Abel Tasman - day and month random -
Captain Cook's first voyage to NZ
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1000 European ships visited New Zealand
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Missionaries very active
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Literacy introduced by missionaries
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First official British resident
James Busby Day and month random -
First shipload of settlers leave for NZ
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The 1840s as a "Race Relations apprenticeship"
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Maori population decline
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Signing of the Treaty of Waitangi
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Crown inaction against settler deaths
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Hone Heke's final assault on the flag pole
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"Defeat" at the bat's nest
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All Maori land has to be registered
Instructions from colonial office -
NZ's first Parliament formed
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Kingitanga formed
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Settlers outnumber Maori for the first time
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Land Wars Taranaki
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Population Explosion
tens of thousands of settlers arriving outnumber Maori population -
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Land confiscation
Government passes laws enabling confiscation of Maori Land -
Gold discovered
Turns Dunedin into New Zealand's largest town
100s of young men arrive
Economy kick started
Hardly any women -
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The Waikato War
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The beginning of the Vogel Era
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Migration
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Heavy investment in railroads and roads
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Abolition of local government
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Economic Depression
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First shipment of frozen meat
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Maori king formal act of peace
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Women can vote
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