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Koromo
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950-1130 Polynesian peoples discover and settle NZ
1642 Abel Janszoon Tasman first European explorer to discover NZ
1769 James Cook second European explorer to find NZ
1790 Whalers and traders begin to establish settlements
1814 Rev Samuel Marsden & 'first families' arrive on ship Active to set up mission at Bay of Islands
1815 First european birth in NZ (Thomas Holloway King, died young)
1815 First female european birth in NZ (Dinah Hall, returned to Sydney aged 7)
1817 First european born in NZ who lived her whole adult life in the country (Hannah King)
1833 British Resident (a junior consular representative) arrives in NZ
1834 First clash between Maori warriors and British forces at Waimate Pa, Taranaki
1840 Treaty of Waitangi signed by 540 Maori chiefs giving Britain sovereignty over NZ
1840 Capital of NZ moved from Kororareka, Bay of Islands to Auckland
1841 NZ becomes a separate Crown Colony ending its connection with New South Wales
1841 Arrival of first settlers at New Plymouth, Taranaki
1841 First party of Nelson settlers arrived in 3 ships, South Island
1842 Parkhurst Boys, inmates of a reformatory on Isle of Wight, UK, arrive at Auckland
1847 First 67 of 721 Royal NZ Fencibles arrived at Auckland with their families
1848 Registration of European births and deaths started
1848 Quarterly returns of marriages supposed to be sent to NZ Registrar General
1848 Settlement founded by the Scottish Association at Otago, Southland
1850 First immigrant ships to central South Island, NZ, organised by the Canterbury Association
1852 NZ Constitution Act (UK) establishes representative government
1853 Greytown, the first planned inland town, surveyed and named after Govenor Grey
1856 Compulsory registration of European BMDs
1856 Gold discovered in Collingwood-Takaha district, Nelson, South Island
1861 Start of the gold rush to Otago in South Island
1862-5 Albertlanders, mainly English nonconformist farm labourers, settle at Kaipara Harbour
1863 First public (steam) railway opened in Canterbury Province, South Island
1864 Gold rush to West Coast, South Island. Town of Hokitika founded
1865 Capital of NZ moved from Auckland to Wellington
1867 Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act (first divorce legislation)
1867 Gold rush to Thames, Hauraki district, North Island
1869 NZ's first university founded — Otago University in Dunedin
1876 Date and place of parents' marriage included on birth/death certificates
1877 Education Act passed, providing free, secular, compulsory education
1879 All men (including Maori) over 21 given the vote
1886 Pink and White Terraces (8th Wonder of the World) destroyed by eruption of Mt Tarawera
1888-9 NZ Native Rugby tour of Britain. The (mainly) Maori team won 49 games, drew 5 and lost 20
1893 All women (including Maori) over 21 given the vote
1880 Parents' full names (with maiden names) included on marriage certificates
1881 Adoption Act. First British country to make statutory provision for adoption of children
1898 Old Age Pensions Act; £18 per year to means-tested poor and aged
1903 Introduction of free (but not compulsory) secondary schooling
1907 NZ ceases to be a colony and becomes a Dominion of the British Empire
1911 First wireless telegraphy station opened by the Post Office in Wellington
1911 Widow's Pension Act; small pension to widows having dependent children born in NZ
1911 Compulsory registration of Maori marriages
1913 Compulsory registration of Maori births and deaths
1913 Compulsory registration of stillbirths
1915 Adopted child's birth could be registered under their new name
1918-9 More than 6,700 out of a population of 1.2 million died during the influenza epidemic
1931 Town of Napier destroyed by earthquake and subsequent fire with 162 deaths
1933 Marriage of people under 16 prohibited
1936 The 40-hour week mandatory in all factories & employment agreements
1938 Social Security Act, giving every citizen the right to a reasonable standard of living
1952 Registration of European and Maori marriages combined under one system
1953 Tangiwai railway disaster on Christmas Eve. 151 people died when train washed away in flooded river
1959 Opening of bridge spanning Auckland Harbour
1961 Registration of European and Maori births/deaths combined under one system
1967 NZ changed from £sd to decimal currency
1968 The Cook Strait ferry Wahine sank with the loss of 51 lives
1976 NZ adopted the metric system of weights and measures
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Census information is Crown copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk________________________________________________________________ Lewis: Abergavenny | London | NZ | Chilliwack, BC Stallworthy: Bucks | Samoa | NZ | Canada Brothers: Nottingham | Salford | NZ Gronous: Kington | London Darling: Dunbar | Samoa Keat: Cornwall | NZ Bowles: Deal | NZ Coaney: Bucks Jones: Brecon  |
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Koromo
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Thanks, Stephanie. I forgot about the gold rushes! I've added the dates to the original list above.
There already is a mention of the Maori Wars on BerlinBob's database. I note that you refer to them as the NZ Wars — is that the correct term nowadays? I must have been away too long! 
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Census information is Crown copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk________________________________________________________________ Lewis: Abergavenny | London | NZ | Chilliwack, BC Stallworthy: Bucks | Samoa | NZ | Canada Brothers: Nottingham | Salford | NZ Gronous: Kington | London Darling: Dunbar | Samoa Keat: Cornwall | NZ Bowles: Deal | NZ Coaney: Bucks Jones: Brecon |
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Koromo
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Hi Stephanie
That's an interesting link. NZ Land Wars would help describe the conflicts to someone who had never heard of them before — I agree that the old name has a feel of colonialism about it. I had one of Keith Sinclair's books as a text book at school, so it's all his fault!
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Great work Koromo ... well done !
Beaut contributions also, Stephanie, Zephyr and Bren.
Perhaps these too? [ Add or delete, as you wish  ]
1834 - First use of British Troops in New Zealand - (Battle of Waimate Pa - shelled and captured by the British).
1841 - Arrival of first settlers at New Plymouth (Taranaki).
1911 - Widow's Pension Act passed. Wireless Telegraphy installed in New Zealand.
1936 - 40-hour working week became operative.
1938 - Social Security Act passed.
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Koromo
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Right! The list is now at the maximum number of characters allowed in a single post. I had to delete everything else to fit it in, including the link to the RootsChat Time Line:
http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/reflib-timelines.php
Thanks to everyone (and Christine, too) for their suggestions.
We could go on for ever ... shall I give BerlinBob the nod?
Koromo
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You've got my vote Koromo
Well done for initiating the list
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Greytown the first PLANNED inland town in NZ, surveyed 1853 and named after Govenor Grey
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Main names: Scotland (Travellers) - Townsend/Townsley Lanark and Stirling - Jeffrey. Northumberland/ Durham - Newton, Patrick, Nixon, Sharp. Warwickshire and London - Garfield. Ireland - Marah/Meara. Lancashire - Wilson other offshoots - Berry, Steven, Craig, Atkins, Fuller, McClure, Todd, McIntyre, Stewart, Conway, Buck, Heather, Winter, Letley, Beaumont Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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kiwihalfpint
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Is it too late to add
1953 Tangiwai Railway Disaster
1959 Opening of Harbour bridge
1968 Waihine Shipwreck 
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Great info, Koromo. Very interesting timeline. Well done.