Some New Zealand history.

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The first Europeans to arrive in New Zealand was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642. Eventually, at Waitangi on 6th February 1840 William Hobson, New Zealand's first Governor, invited some Maori chiefs to sign a treaty with the British crown.

First to arrive were the Māori. These first settlers arrived from Polynesia between 1200 and 1300 AD. They discovered New Zealand as they explored the Pacific, navigating by ocean currents and the winds and stars. In some traditions, the navigator credited with discovering New Zealand is Kupe.