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First Polynesian settlers. A period of discovery and adapting to the newly found land.
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Māori discovered more remote islands and settled on them. Their culture, traditions, beliefs and their art started to developed.
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The period where the most beautiful Māori art was created. Earliest explorers and settlers recorded aspects for the classical Māori society and culture.
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Captain cook arrived.
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The final period and the Māori had an increased amount of contact with Europeans, and they were introduced to the modern world