the first settlers came to new zealand in 1642.
the first settlers came to new zealand in 1642.
when did the first settlers come to new zealand?
1642
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the plymouth settlement was on high alert at the time. on february 16, 1620/21 a settler went off fowling. as he hid himself in the reeds by a creek awaiting birds about a mile and a half from the settlement, he spotted a dozen natives "marching towards our plantation" and heard in the distance "the noyse of many more". the settler hid until they were out of sight and then hastily returned to spread the alarm. standish and francis cooke, working in the woods, hastened home, leaving their tools behind them. the settlers organized a watch and began to make ready their weapons, "which by the moysture and rayne were out of temper". the natives took the tools left in the woods the next day the settlers elected standish as their military commander. while they were thus meeting, they spied two natives peering at them over strawberry hill less than a quarter of a mile away. the natives made gestures inviting the settlers come to them; the settlers returned the gesture, took up arms and sent standish and stephen hopkins to meet the two, but they departed. again "noyse of a great many more" was heard in the distance, but no one was seen. this encounter seriously disturbed the settlers, and they resolved to mount their cannons.
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