Breif History
The Maori were the first to arrive in New Zealand in the 10th century. They named New Zealand Land of the Long White Cloud. The Maori people survived off of hunting and what they could capture from the sea. Tribal in their ways, warfare was common between them. The first European to see New Zealand was a Dutchman called Abel Tasman who arrived in 1642. The arrival of Europeans meant fighting with the Maori. Sooner or later, Europeans began to leave the Maori people and New Zealand alone until 1769 when Captain James Cook arrived. Once again, war broke out between the Maori and the Europeans. Cook managed to befriend a Maori and was allowed to circumnavigate and to accurately map it without troubles. After Cook, more European explorers made trips to New Zealand. At the end of the 18th century, sealers began populating New Zealand and later whalers and sailors began settling there. The early 19th century brought many Europeans to New Zealand. They bought land from the Maori people fairly, but there were still conflicts here and there but there was an overall peaceful relationship between the Maori and the Europeans. Maori traded food for European goods, like the muskets. These muskets coined the musket wars between 1819 and 1825. Missionaries began coming to New Zealand around 1815 with little success. In 1817 laws of South Wales were extended to New Zealand although laws were rarely followed leading European settlers to call to the British government for help. In 1833 the British government sent people over to evaluate and they decided to intervene. The British wanted to make New Zealand a colony before France could. This led to the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 and the Maori accepted the sovereignty of the British crown. In return the Maori became British subjects and they were guaranteed possession of their land. After this treaty, many settlers began going to New Zealand in the 1840s. The Maori grew disheartened with the treaty causing some conflict, but were eventually defeated. In 1852 the Constitution Act divided New Zealand into 6 provinces. Each one had a provincial council. In 1856 New Zealand was granted self-government. Gold rushes also happened in New Zealand when gold was discovered in the 1860s. The European population kept growing leaving the Maori discontent so they appointed a King in 1858, which resulted in war lasting until 1872. These left many Maori tribes landless after lands were taken by rebel tribes. Maori people were dying from diseases introduced by the Europeans and the numbers kept dropping since Europeans kept coming hoping to escape conditions in Britain. In 1877 all men were granted the vote. In 1893 women were allowed to vote. In 1877 free, compulsory education was introduced in New Zealand. New Zealand men fought in the Boer War of 1899-1902 as well as in the First World War. In the 1930s New Zealand also suffered from the Great Depression and around 14% of the workforce was unemployed until the government introduced social reforms in 1935-1949. New Zealand soldiers continued to fight in the Second World War against Japan. Finally, in 1947, New Zealand became independent from Britain. The 1950s and 1960s were years of prosperity for New Zealand but that ended in the 1970s. In 1975 the Treaty of Waitangi Act was passed, examining Maori land claims. The 1980s also proved to be difficult due to inflation and high unemployment. A new labor government came to power in 1984 and deregulated the economy and cut back the welfare state. Links with Britain weakened and New Zealand sought links with Australia and Asia leading to The Closer Economic Relations Pact with Australia in 1983. Due to this pact, many Asians immigrated to New Zealand in the 1990s. New Zealand remains an agricultural country with little, but some, industry. One of New Zealand’s most important industries today is tourism. ("History in new," n.d.) (Lambert, n.d.)
resources
History in new zealand. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.newzealand.com/us/history/
Lambert, T. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.localhistories.org/newzealand.html
Lambert, T. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.localhistories.org/newzealand.html
short timeline
1810-1830
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The Musket Wars, intertribal wars, led thousands of native Maori to flee their traditional lands making room for European settlement which complicated land ownership.
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/new-zealands-19th-century-wars/the-musket-wars
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http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/new-zealands-19th-century-wars/the-musket-wars
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1860
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A decade of land wars begins between the Maoris and European settlers called the Taranaki and Waikato wars. This war began when a Maori King was selected and citizens feared that he would challenge the British Crown.
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-new-zealand-wars
Picture: http://www.historicplaces.org.nz/placestovisit/waikatocoromandel.aspx
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-new-zealand-wars
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1893
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Women's suffrage was achieved due to the efforts led by Kate Sheppard. In September 1983, Governor Lord Glasgow signed a new Electoral Act into law. New Nealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which all women had the right to vot in parliamentary elections.
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/womens-suffrage
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http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/womens-suffrage
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1914-1918
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New Zealand troops were sent to aid in the war's efforts. 103,000 New Zealanders served overseas and 18,500 New Zealanders died in or because of the war and around 41,000 were wounded.
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/first-world-war-overview/introduction
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http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/first-world-war-overview/introduction
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1947
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New Zealand gains independence from Great Britain.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15370160
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