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This is a timeline of the history of New Zealand that includes only events deemed to be of principal importance – for less important events click the year heading or refer to List of years in New Zealand.
10 paź 2022 · 1845-72 - The New Zealand Wars, also referred to as the Land Wars. Maori put up resistance to British colonial rule. 1893 - New Zealand becomes world's first country to give women the vote.
New Zealand's Parliament dates back to 1854, just 14 years after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and the beginning of the European settlement of the country. For most of its history as a nation state, New Zealand has had some form of elected government. Read the full article
Comprising two main islands and a number of small islands, New Zealand is a remote country in the South Pacific Ocean, lying more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Australia. It was annexed by Great Britain in 1840 and did not become fully independent until 1947.
Part of New Zealand's coastline appears beside the name "Zeelandia Nova" on printed world and Pacific charts and globes. 1769 James Cook, British explorer, makes his first visit to New Zealand.
The human history of New Zealand can be dated back to between 1320 and 1350 CE, when the main settlement period started, after it was discovered and settled by Polynesians, who developed a distinct Māori culture.
New Zealand’s human history is relatively short: it was the last habitable land mass in the world to be discovered, by the ancestors of Māori, probably in the late 13th century. Large-scale European settlement began in the 1840s, and the subsequent social, political and economic changes ...
