nz immagrants

By wallacol16
  • 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