NZ migration By Malaria Jan 1, 1769 Able Tasman comes to NZ dont know exact date Jul 28, 1840 British settlers come to NZ Jul 28, 1860 People started coming from australia Jul 28, 1870 Scandinavians started migrating to NZ Jul 29, 1880 More people come in due to cheaper fares. Jul 29, 1950 In the 1950s and 1960s more people were helped to migrate. mostly dutch scottish and english Jul 29, 1960 people were coming from fiji samoa etc Jul 29, 1987 New Zealand changed its immigration policies Jul 29, 2006 about 67 out of 100 New Zealanders had an exclusively European background