These are some big moment's from New Zealand history. Like the Treaty of Waitangi, Early Polynesian Navigators arriving and the Early European Migration.
New Zealand was discovered by the Early Polynesian Navigators between the years 1270-1300. Early Polynesian Navigators used the sun, stars, birds and wave currents to sail to New Zealand. They started to explore around 1500 in the double hulled vaka.
The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement between the Maori chiefs and the British Empire. Hone Heke was the first Maori chief to sign the Treaty of Waitangi. The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed on the 6th of February 1840. Over 500 Maori chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi. The Treaty of Waitangi was first signed at Waitangi then all around New Zealand. When the British came to New Zealand they stole the Maoris land and sovereignty.
Early European settlers came to New Zealand for two main reasons, the Otago Gold Rush and for more space and more land. The Early European settlers made a difficult muddy journey across the bridal path. It took 6 weeks to sail to New Zealand from England in the 1860's. When the Early Settlers came to New Zealand there was no resting it was just work.
There were lot's of big moment's in New Zealand history. That shaped the New Zealand that we live in today.
Kia ora Zara, well done on using separate paragraphs to organise your writing. This makes it very easy for me to read. It was a great idea to included an image but it would be helpful if next time you included a title or caption for the image as well. Keep up the great work!
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