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Story: Tokelauans

A new home, central North Island

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A new home, central North Island

Under the Tokelau Islands Resettlement Scheme, migrants’ fares were paid on a long-term loan basis, and they also received assistance with housing. Culture shock was prevalent – in the first few weeks many people saw televisions, telephones, movie theatres and supermarkets for the first time.

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Carl Walrond, Tokelauans – Immigration, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2258/a-new-home-central-north-island (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2015.