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1200 - 1300 AD : First Polynesians Arrive

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1200 - 1300 AD : First Polynesians Arrive

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The first ancestors of Māori, Polynesians, came from Polynesia in 1200 - 1250 AD. They arrived on seven legendary waka. Over the course of the next few centuries, more and more Polynesians arrive in what they call Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud.

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1642 : Abel Tasman Discovers New Zealand

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1642 : Abel Tasman Discovers New Zealand

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Dutch explorer Abel Tasman discovers New Zealand. However, his first contact with the Māori was brief due to the Māori thinking they were a threat. Tasman later goes to chart some of Aotearoa's west coast. He calls this island Nieuw Zeeland, named after the Dutch province of Zeeland.

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1769, 1773, 1777 : British captain James Cook arrives

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1769, 1773, 1777 : British captain James Cook arrives

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Naval officer Captain James Cook arrives in New Zealand. This was his first major expedition on board the HMS Endevour. He explored the coastline of New Zealand, mapping it in detail.

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1815 : First British missionaries arrive

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1815 : First British missionaries arrive

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The first British missionaries arrive in New Zealand, to teach the Māori about their religion, Christianity. This had a significant impact on Māori culture and beliefs, as many Māori stopped believing in the Māori Gods.

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The Treaty of Waitangi between British and several Māori tribes pledges the protection of Māori land and establishes British law in New Zealand. However, there was a misunderstanding between the Māori and Europeans as the Māori treaty stated that they would still have their land, but the English treaty stated that the reigning monarch would have full control over the Māori's land. This misunderstanding resulted in a conflict between the Māori and the Europeans.

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1845 - 1872 : The New Zealand wars/Land wars

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1845 - 1872 : The New Zealand wars/Land wars

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The misunderstanding between the Māori treaty and the English treaty meant that many Māori were angry that the British still acted as though the land was theirs, even though the Māori treaty stated that the Māori would still have full control over their land. This resulted in a war with many deaths and the population of indigenous Māori people to decrease by around 20-40%.