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1840-1859 Scottish,English,French and German
1840-1859 Scottish,English,French and German immigrants arrive in New Zealand -
1860-1869 Gold Rush
1860-1860 the discovery of gold leads to an influx of Chinese gold-miners to New Zealand,but then heavy taxes were intriduced to reduce the number of Chinese coming here. -
1924-1931 British boys and girls arrive after WW1
1924-1931 2259 British boys and girls arrived to start a better life after ww1 -
White new Zealand league formed 1926
1926
· White New Zealand League Formed. This group opposed any non-whites immigrating to New Zealand. -
1930-1940 German Jews
1930-1940 1000 German Jews who were fleeing the Nazis arrived. -
1947 British immigrants
1947 new Zealand government paid for British immigrants they wanted to settle in New Zealand. -
1940-1944 British child evacuees from World war 2 and Polish
1949-1944 British child evacuees from world war 2 arrived as well as Polish refugees -
19 000 Dutch immigrants arrived
19 000 dutch immigrated to new zealand
1951-1954 -
Pacific Islanders arrived in New Zealand, many on a 3 month visitors visas. Many overstayed.
1960-1969 the pacific islanders immigrated to new Zealand many on a 3 month visas.Many overstayed. -
1970-1979 Uganda.Chile,Cambodia,Laos,Vietnam
1970-1979 Refugees from Uganda,Chile,Cambodia,Laos,Vietnam arrived -
1976 Pacific Island overstayers
1976 dawn raids on Pacific Island immigrants to catch over-stayers -
1980-1989 Refugees arrived from Irag and Iran
1980-1989 Refugees arrived from Iran and Irag -
1990-2000 Somali and Bosnian refugees
1990-2000 Somali and Bosnian refugees arrived in New Zealand
