History of New Zealand

Part of a series on the History of New Zealand Timeline General topics Antarctica Capital city Economic Education Environment Māori Military Political Voting Postal Rail transport Prior to 1800 Natural history Archaeology 19th century European settlers New Zealand Company Musket Wars Treaty of Waitangi British colony New Zealand Wars Land confiscations Vogel era Temperance movement Women's suffrage Stages of independence Responsible government Dominion status Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 World wars World War I World War II Post-war and contemporary history Wool boom Māori protest movement Think Big Rogernomics Nuclear-free zone Foreshore and seabed controversy Pike River Mine disaster 2011 Christchurch earthquake Mosque shootings COVID-19 See also Bibliography List of years in New Zealand New Zealand portalvte Periods in New Zealand history Pre-European period 1300–1806Musket Wars 1806–1845Crown colony period 1840–1852Towards responsible government 1852–1856New Zealand Wars1845–1872Vogel era 1870–1876Continuous Ministry 1876–1891Liberal era 1891–1914World War I 1914–1918Interwar period 1918–1939Great Depression 1929–1939World War II 1939–1945Po