We are learning to use a range of thinking tools.

This is our timeline.of New Zealand 26 million years ago.there was a place called murderers bay .captain Abel Tasman and his crew were there . murderers bay is now called golden Bay.1840 Cheifs signed the treaty.

Timeline of New Zealand’s History

26MYA

LOTS OF VOLCANOES WERE MADE BY THE PLATES OF THE EARTH. THEY ERUPTED AND MADE THE LAND. THIS MADE LOTS OF SMOKE COME FROM THE GROUND. YEAR AFTER YEAR MORE VOLCANOES ERUPTED.

1000 AD

New Zealand before people. There were moas, adzebills, bush wrens, huia (with a long curvy beak), laughing owl, ferns, Tane Mahuta, Haast Eagle and dinosaurs

1200

People came from Tahiti to have a new life and the warriors of the tribe helped the people of Tahiti. People from tahiti arrive in waka and settle throughout new zealand and maori tribes.

1642

Abel tasman and his crew are the first people from Europe to see new zealand and meet Maori people at murderer's bay. Murderers bay is called golden bay now.

This is the murders bay

Murderer’s Bay  had a lot of murdering thats why its called Murderers Bay.  I wonder why they murdered people?.Now it’s called golden bay because people found gold. the firt setlers came to muderers vbay and five moari people died in 1642

1769

James Cook had a ship. It sailed to New Zealand.   This is James Cook ship.

368 tons, just 32 metres long and 7.6 metres

This is how James Cook passed away.James cook was on a stamp.

1867

When the Native schools opened- Maori villages had to donate  land for a school to be built and they had to help pay for the teacher and books.

1880-1900s

Te reo was banned in school and it was thought  that Maori students needed to learn things to help them faming (boys) or nursing or keeping house (girls)