https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7 A digital timeline about the history of New Zealand and it's important events listed in an chronological order. en-us 2023-08-09 00:57:54 UTC 2023-08-17 05:56:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f914.png thomasnge1 https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2658362943 The first Polynesians first arrived in 7 legendary waka from different parts of Polynesia. After 50 - 100 years have passed more and more Polynesians started to settle and claim the land calling it Aotearoa (land of the white cloud)]]> 2023-08-09 01:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2658362943 thomasnge1 https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2658363029 Abel Tasman was the first European to 'discover' New Zealand in 1642. His men were the first Europeans to have a true encounter with Māori people. The misunderstanding and fear aroused by two such different worlds coming together soon led to violence.]]> 2023-08-09 01:03:53 UTC https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2658363029 thomasnge1 https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2658363128 The English navigator James Cook sighted New Zealand on 6 October 1769, and landed at Poverty Bay two days later. He drew detailed maps of New Zealand, and wrote about the Māori people who were living in NZ.]]> 2023-08-09 01:04:06 UTC https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2658363128 thomasnge1 https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2660781201 The first missionaries came to New Zealand their 2 main goals were Christianisation of the Maori people and the attempt to try and keep law and order among the European settlers.]]> 2023-08-13 03:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2660781201 thomasnge1 https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2661201646 The musket wars were a series of Māori tribal battles involving muskets, brought to New Zealand by the Europeans. It took place between 1807 and 1842. The people who were involved in this war were mainly Ngāti Whātua and Ngāpuhi.]]> 2023-08-14 05:45:09 UTC https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2661201646 thomasnge1 https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2661204396  The Declaration Of Independence was drafted by James Busby and signed by 52 Maori chiefs. The declaration of independence summarized as the colonists motivations for seeking independence.]]> 2023-08-14 05:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2661204396 thomasnge1 https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2661207379 The treaty of Waitangi is a treaty that the British and Maori people signed its purpose was to enable the British settlers and the Māori people to live together in New Zealand under a common set of laws or agreements. ]]> 2023-08-14 05:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2661207379 thomasnge1 https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2661213516 The New Zealand Wars, it was caused by settler hunger for land and the government's desire to impose real sovereignty over Māori it happened in around the 1840s and the 1870s lots of people died in the war.]]> 2023-08-14 06:08:14 UTC https://padlet.com/thomasnge1/b1cyo0jzyo98c8r7/wish/2661213516