New Zealand is a country spread across the Pacific Ocean, near Australia. It is made up of two large islands- North and South islands.
The history of New Zealand cannot be told without mentioning the British interventions. Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer was the first European to discover the island. With the arrival of Captain James Cook, Britishers founded Wellington in the North Island. New Zealand became a British colony in 1840. Maoris were the original inhabitants of the island. William Hobson, New Zealand’s first governor made an agreement with 500 Maori chiefs to establish British sovereignty over the country. This landmark document is known as the Treaty of Waitangi. This treaty helped the British to establish their government.
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