Why did the the Māori come to New Zealand?
Before we start I will interview two people why they think Māori came to New Zealand The first people to arrive in New Zealand were the ancestors of the Maori. The first settlers probably arrived from Polynesia between 1200 and 1300 ad. They detected New Zealand as they explored the sea, navigating by the ocean currents, winds and stars. Some tribal traditions say the first Polynesian navigator to detect New Zealand was Kupe. The first European to arrive in New Zealand was the Dutch adventure Abel Tasman in 1642. The name New Zealand comes from the Dutch ‘Nieuw Zeeland’, the name first given to us by a Dutch mapmaker. A surprisingly huge time passed 127 years before New Zealand was visited by another European. The Englishman Captain James Cook arrived here in 1769 on the first of 3 voyages.On 6 February 1840 at Waitangi, William Hobson, New Zealand’s first Governor, invited assembled Maori chiefs to sign a treaty with the British. The treaty was taken all around the country as far for signing by local chiefs. More than 400 chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi.
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