A timeline of events significant to Maori relating to the history of Tauranga Moana
| 1290 | Takitimu arrives at Te Awanui (original name for Tauranga Harbour) Built a pa at Maungatawa - became known as Ngti Ranginui |
| 1700 | Ngāiterangi conquest of Tauranga |
| 1818 | Ngāpuhi chief, Te Morenga destroys Matarehu Pa - on Motiti Island |
| 1820 | Te Morenga destroys Pa on Mauao. Te Wani, chief of Ngāiterangi saves Otumoetai Pa makes peace with Te Morenga at Matuaiwi Pa |
| 1820 | Samuel Marsden sees Tauranga from Mt Hikurangi near Waihi (first European sighting) |
| 1823 | Hongi Hika (Ngāpuhi chief) attacks Rotorua and takes Mokoia Island |
| 1826 | Population at Otumoetai - 2,500. Ngāiterangi Pa: Otumoetai, Te Papa, Maungatapu |
| 1826 | Rev Williams arrives in Tauranga -Missionary Schooner Herald (Gilbert Mair - Capt) |
| 1828 | Destruction of Te Papa - Otamataha Pa - 500 killed |
| 1832 | Ngāpuhi attack on Otumoetai Pa |
| 1835 | Mission opened at Te Papa |
| 1835 | Several traders operating in the BOP - Tapsell, Dillion, Farrow |
| 1835 | Fighting between Arawa and Ngāiterangi and Waikato tribes begins |
| 1836 Mar | Arawa Pa at Maketu destroyed by Ngāiterangi and Waikato May Ngāiterangi Pa at Te Tumu destroyed by Arawa |
| 1838 | Jan. A.N. Brown took up permanent residence at Mission station |
| 1839 | Brown purchased a further 240 hectares |
| 1840 | John Lees Faulkner and family arrive in Tauranga - settles in Otumoetai |
| 1840 Feb | Arawa war party on Tauranga (600 warriors) Ngāiterangi Chief Tupaea refuses to make peace |
| 1840 Mar | First Roman Catholic service held in Tauranga - Otumoetai by Bishop Pompallier . |
| Roman Catholic Mission established at Otumoetai by Father Viard | |
| 1842 | Taraia, Ngāti Maru chief destroys Wanaki’s Pa at Ongare near Katikati |
| 1845 | Peace treaty between Ngāiterangi and Arawa. |
| 1846 | Bishop Selwyn confirms 80 Maori |
| 1848 | Tupaea baptised by Archdeacon Brown - Otumoetai |
| 1851 | Brown travels to Thames with Ngāiterangi to make peace with Taraia (Ngati Maru) 1852 Dispute on Motiti between Ngāiterangi and Arawa |
| 1856 | Arawa Chief Tohi Te Ururangi and Tupaea make peace in Motiti despute |
| 1856 | Ohuki Land Despute Matapihi between Ngāitukairangi and Ngati He - lasted 3 years |
| 1863 | Governor Grey sanctions land confiscation |
| 1864 Jan | Military occupation of Tauranga |
| 1864 April | Battle of Gate Pa - Māori victory |
| 1864 June | Battle of Te Ranga - Imperial Troops victory |
| 1864 Aug | Formal peacemaking with Māori. Confiscation of land following surrender |
| 1864 Aug | Thousand pounds deposit to Ngāiterangi chiefs for Te Puna Block purchase |
| 1865 | Most Māori, followers of Pai Marie |
| 1866 | 211 Military settlers in the district |
| 1881 | Maungatapu Māori School opens up - Principal Mr Duffus |
| 1885 | Death of Emile Joseph Borel (1814-1885), early settler in Te Puna |
| 1886 | House at Karikari, Maungatawa ‘Tamapahore’ - opened by Te Kooti |
| 1886 June | Tarawera eruption |
| 1886 July | New native church opened at Maungatapu |
| 1886 | Land returned to Ngāiterangi under Tauranga District Land Act |
| 1889 | Maungatapu school closed |
| 1894 | Māori attend opening of new meeting house - Mataatua (Whareroa) |
| 1895 | Judea Maori to form Drum and Fife band |
| 1895 | Maungatapu Maori Brass Band-under Mr Lever |
| 1896 | Te Puna School opened - 27 on the roll |
| 1896 | New school to be built at Opureora - Matakana |
| 1897 | Native school at Karikari run by Miss Brown |
| 1899 | Re-opening of wharepuni Rauri at Whareroa. Opening of Meeting House at Matapihi |
| 1902 | Old native Hostelry on Strand pulled down, tenders called for erection of new native hostelry |
| 1907 | Salvation Army build fish curing factory at Rangiwaea Island 1908 Salvation Army moves fish factory from Rangiwaea to Sulphur Point |
| 1915 | Opening of new Meeting house at Ngapeke - Ngāti Pukenga |
| 1917 | New Catholic Church on Matakana Island |
| 1918 | Meeting house competed at Tutereinga - Te Puna |
| 1920 | New church at Matapihi opened Catholic church built - Matakana Island |
| 1921 | Visit by Ratana |
| 1922 | Maori Catholic Mission - Te Puna becomes separate parish |
| 1934 | Visit of Ratana to Maungatapu |
| 1945 | Unveiling of memorial to Pahuunui, Ngahau - Motiti |
| 1948 | Prohibition of alienation of Māori land on the Matapihi Peninsula |
| 1951 | Bunn Brothers Ltd arrived on Matakana Island - New mill owners |
| 1951 | Māori Women’s Welfare League formed - founding member Manu Bidios |
| 1956 | Opening of Tamatea Pokaiwhenua Meeting house at Judea by Dr Maharaia Winiata |
| 1961 | Decision to amalgamate tribal executives at Katikati, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāiterangi. |
| 1971 | First official meeting of Tauranga Moana Service Club for Maori youth |
| 1973 Feb | Māori canoe launched |
| 1973 April | Whareroa Marae burns down |
| 1973 Oct | Opening of Dining hall at Tutereinga Marae, Te Puna - by Dame Te Atairangi Kahu |
| 1975 May | Official opening of Whareroa Marae - by Prime Minister Bill Rowling |
| 1976 Feb | Dining Hall opened at Matapihi |
| 1977 Jan | Opening of Catholic Church |
| 1979 May | Matakana Island -Opureora Marae- New wharekai opened -by Ben Couch |
| 1981 | Establishment of the Tauranga Moana Maori Trust Board |
| 1981 April | District Māori Council established |
| 1981 Oct | Compensation for confiscated land accepted by Tauranga Moana Trust Board. |
| 1982 | Fire - Matakana Island Mill - estimated damage $2 million |
| 1983 | The first Kohanga Reo was officially opened on the Hairini Marae |
| 1985 April | Te Awanui Huka Pak - Maori initiated commercial enterprise commenced operations 1986 Matapihi - Craft centre developed on Hungahungatoroa Marae |
| 1988 Oct | Whaioranga Trust (Health and Whanau Centre) was opened on Whetu Marae, Welcome Bay |
| 1993 April | Matakana Islanders stage protest against Asian forestry sale- Blockade set up |
| 1995 | Fiscal Envelope Hui held at Huria Marae |
| 1998 Feb | Waitangi Tribunal Hearings - Huria Marae |
| 2006 | Tauranga Moana Waitangi Tribunal hearings continue |
| Death of Dame Te Atairangikaahu | |
| Succession of her son, King Tuheitia Paki |
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