When was New Zealand founded? Please tell us.

New Zealand is an island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean, facing Australia across the tasman sea in the west and Antarctica across the sea in the south. Known as "a country on the edge of the world." The whole territory consists of South Island, North Island and some nearby islands, covering an area of 268,046 square kilometers. The population is 3.3 million (1986). 86% of them are descendants of British immigrants and 9% are Maori. Residents believe in Christianity and Catholicism. The official language is English and the capital is Wellington.

In ancient history, about 950 AD, a Polynesian named Cooper drifted from society islands to New Zealand. When he came back, he called this place "otero", which means "sleepless place" or "land of white clouds". Since then, Polynesians have come here one after another. By about 1350, a large number of Polynesian Maori migrated to the North Island and the South Island to settle down. Before the arrival of Europeans, the social organization of Maori was tribe. The tools used are stone tools and bone tools. Residents are mainly engaged in agriculture, fisheries, hunting and gathering, as well as handicrafts such as carving and weaving (see color map). Tribes are made up of chiefs, freemen and slaves. Colonists invaded 1642, and Dutch explorer A.J. Tasman sailed here, calling it "Statenland", which means "the land of our country". The post-Dutch colonists thought that this place resembled the Dutch Eupatorium and named it New Zealand. Tasman's description of New Zealand is a terrible and barren land, because he encountered sinister storms during his voyage and clashed with Maori after landing, so he failed to attract the attention of the colonists. From 1769 to 1770, J. Cook, a British naval officer and explorer, sailed around the New Zealand Islands and drew a map of these islands. 1777 After his nautical report was published, Europeans began to immigrate to New Zealand, and whalers, missionaries, businessmen and immigrants followed. They chop wood and catch seals, whales and so on. And ship them to Europe. 1837, Britain established the New Zealand Association, and the British bought land in New Zealand. 1839 in July, the British government sent W. Hobson, a naval officer, as the deputy governor of New Zealand. Under his threats and inducements,1February 840, Maori chiefs were forced to sign the Treaty of Waitangi in Waitangi Town, North Island. Forced Maori to "cede" land sovereignty to Britain in exchange for the "protection" of the British king. New Zealand became a British colony. 184 1 year, Hobson was appointed governor. Make Auckland the capital. 1843 The capital moved to Wellington. After that, Britain immigrated to New Zealand in large numbers. 1845, after G. Gray became governor, he formulated and implemented the New Zealand Constitution, advocating the assimilation policy for Maori. The Indigenous Land Act 1862 legalized the sale of private land between immigrants and Maori. In the next 40 years, Maori lost most of the best land. The conflict between the Maori and the colonists provoked a 30-year-long Maori uprising, from 1843 to 1872. /kloc-In the 1950s of 0/9, New Zealand became Australia's grain-producing area. After 1890, New Zealand became the base of British livestock products. Soon, gold mines were discovered in Otago and the west coast of New Zealand, with an endless stream of gold diggers, a surge in immigrant population and a great development in production and trade. 1870, New Zealand Governor J. vogel carried out the "development" policy, borrowed a lot of foreign debts and built public works such as roads, bridges, railways and telecommunications. Increase the labor force through measures to help immigrants. As a result, the population of New Zealand doubled in 10, and the transportation and telecommunications industries also developed. However, due to the decline in international agricultural prices and domestic gold production, unemployment was serious and the economy was depressed until 1895.

With the development of capitalist economy in New Zealand after independence, the new bourgeoisie among immigrants and their descendants has had a great influence on domestic political life. The workers' movement and the peasants' struggle are constantly rising. From 65438 to 0907, Britain was forced to allow New Zealand to become a dominion and a member of the Commonwealth, but it still failed to shake off its political, economic and diplomatic influence. 1891~1912 when the new Zealand liberal party was in power, the government carried out some reforms, developed land and implemented the system of farmers renting state-owned land permanently. Provide credit loans for the purchase and improvement of land and the construction of roads, and levy progressive taxes. Give farmers low-interest loans. Encourage trade union activities, formulate industrial mediation and arbitration bills, and give women the right to vote. Great changes have taken place in political and economic life, and the era of party politics has begun.

During the First World War, New Zealand participated in the war with Britain, mainly transporting troops and supplying munitions such as food and woolen goods. Because the export market was secure and the industry was developed, there was once economic prosperity. At the same time, because of the declaration of war on Germany, New Zealand occupied German Western Samoa. After the war, New Zealand participated in the Paris Peace Conference (19 19), signed the Treaty of Versailles, joined the League of Nations and became a sovereign country. 1920, the League of Nations entrusted Western Samoa to New Zealand for "trusteeship", and New Zealand co-managed Nauru with Britain and Australia. 193 1 year, the British Parliament passed the Westminster Act, which recognized the independence of the dominion of New Zealand in its domestic and foreign policies. 1935, when the Labour Party was in power, it increased farmers' income and workers' wages, shortened working hours, provided employment opportunities, built public works and houses and expanded social welfare undertakings. 1939 World War II broke out and New Zealand entered the war. For the sake of national security, New Zealand turned to rely on the United States and strengthened its cooperation with the United States. After 1942, the US military stationed in New Zealand, and signed the Australia-New Zealand-US security treaty in 195 1.

1947, New Zealand officially accepted the Westminster Act and gained full autonomy, but it is still a member of the Commonwealth. After World War II, both the Kuomintang and the New Zealand Labor Party advocated encouraging the processing industry and safeguarding the welfare state. But the economy is unstable. New Zealand's economy is still dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, and it is one of the major exporters of livestock products in the world. 1973, Britain joined the European Community and cancelled the preferential import tariffs on New Zealand products, which greatly affected the export trade of New Zealand products. 1974 was hit by the oil crisis and the capitalist world economic crisis. It was not until 1977 that foreign trade gradually turned into a surplus. 1972 establishing diplomatic relations with China. 1In the general election in July, 984, the Labour Party won, and the leader of the Labour Party, D.R. Langyi, became the Prime Minister. 1987 August 15 National election, Labour Party won again, and LaVida succeeded as Prime Minister. 1In June 1987, New Zealand withdrew from the Australia-New Zealand-US Security Treaty Organization.