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Southland schoolchildren

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Southland schoolchildren

In 2011, 17 of the 79 pupils of Winton’s St Thomas Aquinas Catholic school were Filipino, highlighting the changing face of the Southland region. Most of the children were from families attracted to the region because of the work generated by the dairy farming boom. 

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Fairfax NZ, Southland Times

Reference: 06 September 2011

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Carl Walrond, Filipinos – Employment issues, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/46655/southland-schoolchildren (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 7 September 2015, updated 1 August 2024.