新西兰为太平洋岛国

History•ThePolynesiannavigator（航海家）KupediscoveredNewZealandaround800AD.•Around1350AD,agreatmigration（移民）ofpeoplefromKupe‘shomelandofHawaikifollowedhisnavigation（航线）andsailedtoNewZealand.•In1642,theDutchexplorer（荷兰开拓者）AbelTasmanbriefly(短暂地）sailedalongthewestcoastofNewZealand.History•In1769,CaptainJamesCookgrabbed（攫取）itfortheBritishcrownbeforesettingsailforAustralia.•From1839to1841,alotofEuropeanscametosettleonthisland.•In1840,theTreatyofWaitangiwassigned,theMaori’slandwasunderthecontroloftheBritain.History•In1860,warbrokeoutbetweenthemfordecades.Thefightingeventuallydieddownandthesettlersclaimedvictory.History•Bythelate19thcentury,thingshadtemporarily（暂时）calmeddown.Thediscoveryofgoldhadengendered(v.形成)muchprosperity（繁荣）.•NewZealandwasgivendominionstatus（自主地位）intheBritishEmpirein1907andgrantedautonomy（自治）byBritainin1931;independence（独立）,however,wasnotformallyproclaimed（宣布）until1947.