800-1200 CE the time of the first Polynesian settlers and their immediate descendants

  • Nov 22, 1300

    13th Century-16th Century

    The Te Tipunga period began on the North Island and spread across Aotearoa
  • Period: to

    Te Puawaitanga 16th century- 19th century

    The earliest European explorers and settlers of Aotearoa recorded the features of Moari classical society and culture