New Zealand in History

The Polynesians

European explorers

Abel Janszoon Tasman

Captain James Cook

Jean François de Surville

Marion du Fresne

Dumont d'Urville

Cyrille Laplace

Also :

The French maritime situation 15th-16th centuries

History map (16k)

Before annexation

Baron Charles Hippolyte de Thierry

The New Zealand Company

The Treaty of Waitangi

French colonists

Important dates marking post colonial European history

Important dates marking post colonial Māori history

Early Māori - English place names

Local history links

Also :

A note on the annexation of New Zealand

History map - (16k)

First hostilities

The fall of Kororareka

The Hauhau movement

Te Kooti - resistant, prophet

The battle of Gate Pa

Taranaki War timeline

Also :

Hongi Hika and the Musket Wars

Māori - English glossary

History map (25k)

Brief pre-history

Early settlement

Māori culture

The Haka, the Taua

Ta Moko - the Tattoo

Religion and spirituality, Tapu, Noa

Whakapapa (genealogy)

Arts and crafts

The Tangi, Religion and spirituality

Māori sport and games

› The rules of Ki-o-Rahi

> Ki-o-Rahi videos

Māori kite flying

More

Dates marking Māori history

Today - Māoritanga

Māori - English glossary

Hongi Hika, chief of the Nga Puhi tribe

Te Rauparaha, chief of the Ngati Toa tribe

Te Kooti : resistant, prophet, founder of the Ringatu church

Michael Joseph Savage, Prime Minister

For more biographies

The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography website (external link)

General information

Volcanism - The eruption of Mount Tarawera

Famous New Zealanders

Timeline of events

Prime Minister timeline

Local history links

The Commonwealth Games - New Zealand gold medallist timeline

New Zealand "firsts"

Acknowledgements

The New Zealand store - books, music ...

Documentary DVDs

New Zealand in France - more ...

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P7 MenuMagic dwt Control Layer -Do Not Alter

Some local history links

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z


Abel Tasman National Park

Arrowtown

Auckland - HistoricAuckland.org.nz
Auckland - Akcity.govt.nz
Auckland suburbs :
Onehunga history (Carters family history via New Zealand)
Onehunga (Onehunga.net)

Bay of Islands

Christchurch - early history
Christchurch heritage and history

Coromandel Peninsula

Dunedin also "The settlement of "New Edinburgh" - Dunedin


Franklin

Gisborne

Great Barrier Island (Aotea)

Hamilton

Hawera

Hawkes Bay

Huntly

Hutt City

Hutt (Upper)


Kaikohe

Kaitaia

Katikati

Kerikeri

Manawatu

Marlborough


Martinborough

Mount Cook

Napier

Nelson

New Plymouth - Mt Taranaki / Mt Egmont histories

Northland

Onehunga

Otago peninsula

Otaki




Rotorua legends

Southland

Stewart Island

Taranaki - Taranakinz.org
Taranaki - Venture Taranaki

Tararua

Taumarunui

Taupo

Te Awamutu


Tirau (South Waikato)

Waihi

Waimate District

Wairarapa - The White Swan incident, 1862.

Wanganui from Wanganui.info or here : Whanganui from Doc.govt.nz

Wellington

Westport

Whangarei

Please be aware that this website is a personal homepage. It would therefore be wise to cross check information which I have presented here. A list of many official New Zealand history sites may be found within my Links section.