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A Brief History of New Zealand

A Brief History of New Zealand. EDFS 380 Spring 2010. Geological Perspective. Solo land mass for 85 million years Flora and fauna evolve in isolation No mammals Birds take over ecological niche Southern Alps youngest in world and growing fast. A Long Journey. 4000 BC Taiwan

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A Brief History of New Zealand

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  1. A Brief History of New Zealand EDFS 380 Spring 2010

  2. Geological Perspective • Solo land mass for 85 million years • Flora and fauna evolve in isolation • No mammals • Birds take over ecological niche • Southern Alps youngest in world and growing fast

  3. A Long Journey • 4000 BC Taiwan • 1500 BC West Pacific- Soloman Island Migration • 200 BC Tahiti and Cook Islands

  4. 1300 • Arrival of Maori in wakas • Migrate to South Island over 100 years • Highly developed war culture • Highly organized and versatile society • Rapid evolution of art and technology

  5. 1742- 1769 • 1742- Abel Tasman • Mistakes Land Mass for South America • 1769- James Cook • Searches for the “Great Southern Continent”

  6. 1840 • Treaty of Waitangi • Article 1-Sovereignty of Queen vs Rangitirana- the chiefdom the power remains with Maori • Article 2- Protection of lands, fisheries and taonga • Article 3- Rights of British citizenship • 2000 Pakeha • 100,000 Maori

  7. 1840 • First Major Pakeha Settlement • 12,000 Rural Laborers with Families • Desire for Land and New World

  8. 1860 • 100,000 Pakeha • Maori Become Minority • Treaty Promises Broken

  9. New Zealand Wars • Simultaneous with US Civil War • Affects NZ Identity in Similar Way • 10,000 Dead

  10. 1880 • Economic Depression • Aging Pioneer Population • Unemployment

  11. 1890 • Richard Seddon Becomes Prime Minister • Introduces the welfare state • core set of NZ values • old age pension • education • government housing • Voting rights for women (1893)

  12. 1890 • Refrigeration Revolutionizes Economy • Keep Meat Cold • Export to Britain • Create Dairy Industry • Boer War • Foot soldiers for British Army • Reputation as good at war and rugby

  13. 1938 “When the state ran supreme” • 1947 New Zealand gains sovereignty over law making

  14. 1984 • Prime Minister David Longy • Fundamental challenging of earlier core values: • Own distinctive foreign policy as war neutral • Anti nuclear • Pacific trade- Asia, Japan, Australia, • Maori rights (reconciliation and recompense) • schools • language • land • More women in positions of power • Urban society • Immigration policy changes

  15. 1990s • Over .5 million Maori • Growing faster than Pakeha • High degree of intermarriage • Urban culture • 60% of those in law and medicine are women

  16. 2000s • One of three countries without written constitution • Labour party • Center left • Prime Minister Helen Clark (1999-2008) • Civil unions • No smacking • Prostitution- • National party • elected in November 2008 • Prime Minister John Key

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