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1840-1859 · Scottish, English, French and German immigrants arrive in New Zealand
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1860-1869 · 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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1924-1931 · 2259 British boys and girls arrived to start a better life (after WWI).
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1926 · White New Zealand League Formed. This group opposed any non-whites immigrating to New Zealand.
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1930-1940 · 1000 German Jews who were fleeing the Nazis arrived.
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1940-44 · British child evacuees from World War 2 arrived, as well as Polish refugees.
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1947 · New Zealand government paid for British immigrants they wanted to settle in New Zealand.
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1951-1954 · 19 000 Dutch immigrants arrived.
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1960-1969 · Pacific Islanders arrived in New Zealand, many on a 3 month visitors visas. Many overstayed.
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1970-1979 · Refugees from Uganda, Chile, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam arrived.
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1976 · Dawn raids on Pacific Island immigrants to catch over-stayers.
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1980-1989 · Refugees arrived from Iraq and Iran.
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1990-2000 · Somali and Bosnian refugees arrived in NZ.
