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1930 BCE
jews leaving
1000 German Jews who were fleeing the Nazis arrived. -
immigrants
Scottish, English, French and German immigrants arrive in New Zealand -
discovering gold
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. -
NZ
White New Zealand League Formed. This group opposed any non-whites immigrating
to New Zealand. -
British arrive
2259 British boys and girls arrived to start a better life (after WWI) -
british
British child evacuees from World War 2 arrived, as well as Polish refugees. -
british immigrants
New Zealand government paid for British immigrants they wanted to settle in New
Zealand. -
dutch immigrants
19 000 Dutch immigrants arrived -
pacific islanders ariving
Pacific Islanders arrived in New Zealand, many on a 3 month visitors visas. Many overstayed -
refugees
Refugees from Uganda, Chile, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam arrived. -
dawn raids
Dawn raids on Pacific Island immigrants to catch over-stayers -
refugees
Refugees arrived from Iraq and Iran -
refugees
Somali and Bosnian refugees arrived in NZ