Why is February 6, 1840 an important date?

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  • The New Zealand Wars started
  • New Zealand gained independence from Britain
  • James Cook explored the coastline
  • The Treaty of Waitangi was signed
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Interesting fact:

The kea is a native New Zealand bird known for tearing windscreen wipers off of cars and eating strips of rubber from windows. The kea, one of ten endemic species of parrot in New Zealand, is also the world’s only alpine parrot.

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