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Archaic Period, also referred to as Nga kakano, meaning "the seeds."
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The Te tipunga period, meaning "the growth," began on the North Island during the thirteenth century and had spread across Aotearoa by the sixteenth century. It was a time of expansion.
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This period is known as Te puawaitanga, or ‘the flowering’, because it is thought to be the time when the most beautiful Māori are was created.
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Captain Cook first arrives in New Zealand
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The last period, from the 19th century to the present, is known as Te huringa, meaning "Turning Point," because it is the time of the most Maori contact with Europeans.