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New Zealand First human settlement Stats

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1250–1300 AD
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  • Notes: Description of the first known or suspected human settlement within each geographic location listed. For the date or period of the described settlement, please refer to the according date stat.
  • Place: Location of the first known or suspected human settlement in each country.
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Notes Though some researchers suggest settlements as early as 50–150 AD, that later went extinct, it is generally accepted that the islands were permanently settled by Eastern Polynesians (the ancestors of the Māori ) who arrived about 1250–1300 AD. 2014
Place Wairau Bar 2014

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of countries and islands by first human settlement (The list)

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