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International Immigration to New Zealand 1840-2000

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    New Zealand

    Scottish, English, French and German immigrants arrive in New Zealand
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    New Zealand

    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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    New Zealand

    2259 British boys and girls arrived to start a better life (after WWI).
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    New Zealand
    White new Zealand league formed. this group opposed any non-whites immigrating to New Zealand.
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    New Zealand

    1000 German Jews who were fleeing the Nazis arrived.
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    New Zealand

    British child evacuees from World War 2 arrived, as well as Polish refugees.
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    New Zealand
    New Zealand government paid for British immigrants they wanted to settle in New Zealand.
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    New Zealand

    19 000 Dutch immigrants arrived.
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    New Zealand

    Pacific Islanders arrived in New Zealand, many on a 3 month visitors visa Many overstayed.
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    New Zealand

    Refugees from Uganda, Chile, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam arrived.
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    New Zealand
    Dawn raids on Pacific Island immigrants to catch over-stayers.
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    New Zealand

    Refugees arrived from Iraq and Iran.
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    New Zealand

    Somali and Bosnian refugees arrived in NZ.