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1700 - 1800
1700s
- Ngāi Tahu settlements exist at several places in Canterbury, including Kaiapohia (Kaiapoi), Rapaki, Ripapa Island, Akaroa and Birdlings Flat.
1770
- February 16
- James Cook in the Endeavour sights Banks "Island" (Peninsula).
1796
- October 26
- Whaling ship Mermaid sights Kaikoura Mountains.
