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Scottish, English, French and German immigrants arrive in New Zealand
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The discovery of gold leads to an influx of Chinese gold-miners to New Zealand, but then heavy taxes were introduced to reduce the number of Chinese coming here
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2259 British boys and girls arrived to start a better life (after WWI).
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White New Zealand League Formed. This group opposed any non-whites immigrating to New Zealand
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1000 German Jews who were fleeing the Nazis arrived
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British child evacuees from World War 2 arrived, as well as Polish refugees
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New Zealand government paid for British immigrants they wanted to settle in New Zealand
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19 000 Dutch immigrants arrived
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Pacific Islanders arrived in New Zealand, many on a 3 month visitors visas. Many overstayed.
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Refugees from Uganda, Chile, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam arrived.
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Dawn raids on Pacific Island immigrants to catch over-stayers.
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Refugees arrived from Iraq and Iran
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Somali and Bosnian refugees arrived in NZ.
