▁Bay ▁of ▁Islands , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁recorded ▁P ā ke h ā ▁M ā ori , ▁but ▁avoid s ▁any ▁further ▁European ▁contact . ▁December ▁– ▁O wen ▁Fol ger ▁Smith ▁on ▁board ▁, ▁Captain ▁O wen ▁B unker , ▁disco vers ▁F ove aux ▁Stra it ▁which ▁he ▁names ▁Smith ' s ▁Stra it . ▁ ▁– ▁Ma a - T ara ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁cre wing ▁on ▁the ▁Fer ret . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁sent ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁Te ▁P ah i ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁settlement ▁at ▁Port ▁Jackson . ▁ ▁Und ated ▁Samuel ▁Mars den ▁becomes ▁the ▁local ▁agent ▁for ▁the ▁London ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific . ▁The ▁first ▁se aling ▁gang ▁is ▁left ▁on ▁the ▁Ant ip odes ▁Islands ▁by ▁the ▁Independ ence , ▁Captain ▁Isaac ▁P end leton . ▁The ▁Independ ence ▁and ▁all ▁its ▁crew ▁are ▁lost ▁in ▁F iji ▁and ▁the ▁se aling ▁gang ▁is ▁not ▁res cu ed ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁B irth s ▁▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁( in ▁England ): ▁Will ough by ▁Short land , ▁colonial ▁administrator ▁▁ ▁und ated ▁ ▁James ▁Mack ay , ▁politician ▁ ▁Death s ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁years ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁history ▁History ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Military ▁history ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁environment ▁Tim eline ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁links ▁with ▁Ant arct ica ▁ ▁References <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁high ▁school ▁on ▁Ch ichi