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History of Paparoa (Howick)
1200-1300 (about 800 years ago)
Maori people arrive New Zealand
Came in waka boat
We went to many places of New Zealand
Most of them went to North island, a small number of Maori went to South island
1700 (about 300 years ago)
Maori from Tainui settle in Paparoa
Maori lived in Howick for about 300 years before European
Maori felt safe here because they couldn't see enemies coming
Food grew well and there was lots of seafood
There was lots of trading happening between Maori. Some brought pounamu from the South island to the North island. Pounamu found in Bucklands Beach when they were digging the foundation for the new restaurant
1836
William Fariburn and some missionaries make a deal with Maori about the land
The missionaries would have one-third of the land. One-third of the land for Maori and other third was for things like school
The deal is called The Fairburn Purchase
A deed was signed by 31 representatives of the various South Auckland hapu and tribes.
1840
The Treaty of Waitangi was signed
This agreement would be able to keep the Maori culture and land
1837
Fairburn signed back the land to the five main South Auckland iwi
1841
New Zealand was given a European governor
Governor Hobson promise to fix the problem about land happening in New Zealand
The man called Governor Grey broke the Fairburn Purchase because he promise Britain soldiers could have the land in NZ, so he took the land in Howick
Governor Grey taking and selling the land was because he want to raise money for the government
1847
The first European settlers arrived
They came on a ship called Minerva
They landed on Howick Beach
They went to both North island and South island
Between 1847 and 1854
11 ships came from England and take some land of Maori
The Maori people felt angry, and starting fight back. Then the New Zealand War was start
1863
Maori choose their own king, and European took more land from them as the punishment
1923
European named Paparoa as Howick
2015
The government gave a little bit of the land back and money
Maori have the right to buy the land back from the government
16 culture sites returned with $50000 to revitalise them