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Oct 10, 2022 · New Zealand profile - Timeline. A chronology of key events: c. 1200-1300 AD - Ancestors of the Maori arrive by canoe from other parts of Polynesia. Their name for the country is Aotearoa (land of ...
Fatal Success: A History of the New Zealand Company. Heinemann Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0011-3. Moon, Paul (2010). New Zealand Birth Certificates - 50 of New Zealand's Founding Documents. AUT Media. ISBN 9780958299718. Hamer, David Allen, ed. (1990). The Making of Wellington, 1800-1914. Victoria University of Wellington Press. ISBN 9780864732002.
Aug 22, 2023 · 1893 - New Zealand becomes world's first country to give women the vote. 1907 - New Zealand becomes dominion within British Empire. 1914-18 - New Zealand commits thousands of troops to the British ...
Story: Self-government and independence. New Zealand does not have an Independence Day to celebrate – the country’s independence from Britain was gained in many small steps rather than all at once. New Zealand today is fully independent from Britain, although the two countries share the same person as head of state. Story by W. David McIntyre.
The Cook Islands were made a British protectorate in 1888, and transferred to New Zealand in 1901. Niue and Tokelau became New Zealand protectorates in 1905 and 1926 respectively. In 1923 the Ross Dependency of Antarctica was claimed by Britain in the first instance before being placed under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General. [11]
Sep 16, 2022 · A sign on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds where the Treaty of Waitangi was first signed between Maori and the British Crown on Feb. 6, 1840, detailing the history, is seen in Waitangi, northern New Zealand on Oct. 5, 2020. The debate in New Zealand over becoming a republic has an unusual twist: Many Indigenous Maori support New Zealand sticking ...
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1949. New Zealand citizenship comes into existence under the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948. 1950. An act is passed to abolish the Upper House of Parliament, the Legislative Council (with effect from 1 January 1951). 1953. New Zealand’s name changes in official usage to ‘Realm of New Zealand’.
