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Timeline of Auckland

This is a timeline of the history of the city of Auckland in New Zealand.

13th century

  • c. 13th century – Estimated date for first Māori arrivals in the Auckland area. Oral histories tell of the voyager Kupe visiting Paratutae Island.

14th century

15th century

16th century

17th century

  • c. 1600 – The rangatira Maki migrates north from the Kawhia Harbour, assisting Ngāti Awa relatives to conquer and unify Tāmaki Māori peoples. Maki settles near the Kaipara River mouth, and his children settle along the west coast and northern Auckland, creating the tribal identities including Te Kawerau ā Maki, Ngāti Manuhiri and Ngāti Kahu.
  • c. 1640 – Ngāti Whatua begin settling the south Kaipara Harbour area.
  • c. 1650 – Three major Tāmaki Māori tribes, Ngā Iwi, Ngā Oho and Ngā Riki unify under rangatira Huakaiwaka, forming the Waiohua confederation. Waiohua develop the Auckland isthmus, creating gardens and large settlements, focused at Maungawhau and later Maungakiekie.
  • c. 1680 – Waikato Tainui warrior Kawharu arrives in the Tāmaki area, raiding settlements on behalf of Ngāti Whatua, including West Auckland and South Auckland. Te Kawerau ā Maki refer to these events as ("The Stripping Conquest"). Peace is forged between Ngāti Whātua and Maki's grandson Te Au o Te Whenua.

18th century

  • c. 1700 – Marutūāhu iwi including Ngāti Paoa expand their influence to include the islands of the Hauraki Gulf and the North Shore.
  • c. 1741
  • Kiwi Tāmaki, paramount chief of Waiohua, is defeated in battle at Paruroa (Big Muddy Creek) by Ngāti Whatua, led by the hapÅ« Te TaoÅ«.
  • Siege of Māngere Mountain.
  • c. 1750 – Conflict arises between Ngāti Pāoa and the people of the northwestern Hauraki Gulf, in order to secure shark fishing rights along the Mahurangi coast.
  • 1769 – Captain James Cook visits the Hauraki Gulf in November, during which he gifts some of the first potato plants grown in New Zealand while visiting the Wairoa River.
  • c. 1780 – Te Tahuri, chieftainess of Te Taou, gifts land on the western shore of the Tāmaki River to Ngāti Pāoa, who settle at Mokoia (modern day Panmure). Within a generation, Ngāti Pāoa almost outnumber Ngāti Whātua living on the Auckland isthmus.
  • c. 1790
  • Peace is reached between Ngāti Pāoa and other Tāmaki Māori, after numerous skirmishes to secure shark fishing rights.
  • Ngāti Pāoa begin repairing European whaling ships on Waiheke Island.
  • 1793 – Early European contact leads to an outbreak of respiratory diseases () among Tāmaki Māori, causing significant deaths.
  • c. 1795 – Tuperiri, chief of Ngāti Whatua dies. after this point, Ngāti Whatua of the Auckland isthmus move their focus of settlement from Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill to the Onehunga and Māngere Mountain areas.

19th century

20th century

21st century

See also

References

Bibliography

Published in the 19th century
Published in the 20th century

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