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Story: Chinese

All images and media

From page 1 - Recent developments

Birthplaces of New Zealand Chinese, 2001

Birthplaces of New Zealand Chinese, 2001 and 2013

Peter Chin

Pansy Wong

From page 2 - The first immigrants

Meeting on Chinese immigration, 1853

Meeting on Chinese immigration, 1853

Two Chinese gold miners, Otago, about 1900

Two Chinese gold miners, Otago, about 1900

Nokomai River Christian congregation

Nokomai River Christian congregation

Gold miners at Winding Creek, Southland

Gold miners at Winding Creek, Southland

Old Chinese store at Nokomai River

Old Chinese store at Nokomai River

Receipts for money

Receipts for money

From page 3 - Later settlement

Poll tax certificate

Poll tax certificate stub

Tan Yin Ling

Anti-Chinese legislation

Anti-Chinese legislation (1st of 2)

20th-century anti-Chinese legislation

20th-century anti-Chinese legislation (2nd of 2)

Haining Street, Wellington

Haining Street, Wellington

Market gardeners, 1888

Market gardeners, 1888

Notice for Chinese gamblers

Notice for Chinese gamblers

Looking back, moving on

Looking back, moving on

From page 4 - Post-war changes

James Ng

From page 5 - The new immigrants

Travel agent Estella Lee

Travel agent Estella Lee

Mai Chen

From page 6 - An evolving culture

Tai Chi practice, 1995

T'ai chi practice, 1995

Making red bean dumplings

Making red bean dumplings

How to cite this page:

Manying Ip, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/chinese/media (accessed 26 March 2023)

Story by Manying Ip, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015