Four periods of Māori History By Akeelah24 Period: 1800 BCE to 1900 BCE Te Huringa (increased Māori contact with Europeans and the introduction of the modern world into Māori culture) Period: 1300 BCE to 1600 BCE Te Tipunga (Māori discovered and settled the more remote areas of their land) Period: 800 BCE to 1200 BCE Nga Kakano (First Polynesian Settlers and their immediate descendants) Period: 16 BCE to 19 BCE Te Puawaitanga (the earliest European explorers and settlers of Aotearoa recorded the features of Māori classical society and culture)