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Story: Refugees

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. New Zealand as a haven

  3. 1870s–1940s: refugee groups

  4. 1950s–1970s: refugee groups

  5. 1970s–2003: refugee groups

  6. Controlling the flow of refugees

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - New Zealand as a haven

Where New Zealand’s refugees have come from

Where New Zealand’s refugees have come from

Migrants and refugees

Migrants and refugees

From page 2 - 1870s–1940s: refugee groups

Hyman Marks, a Jewish refugee from Poland

Hyman Marks, a Jewish refugee from Poland

Polish orphans

Polish orphans (1st of 3)

A soldier holds a Polish child, Pahīatua

A soldier holds a Polish child, Pahīatua (2nd of 3)

Polish Children’s Camp, Pahīatua

Polish Children’s Camp, Pahīatua (3rd of 3)

Polish children

Polish children (1st of 2)

A Polish refugee 25 years later

A Polish refugee 25 years later (2nd of 2)

From page 3 - 1950s–1970s: refugee groups

Hungarian refugees

Hungarian refugees

Chinese from Indonesia find haven in New Zealand

Chinese from Indonesia find haven in New Zealand

Asian refugees from Uganda

Asian refugees from Uganda

From page 4 - 1970s–2003: refugee groups

Protest against New Zealand support for military rule in Chile

Protest against New Zealand support for military rule in Chile

Iraqi mother and child

Iraqi mother and child

Refugees from Iraq

Refugees from Iraq

Refugees from South-East Asia

Refugees from South-East Asia

Somalis find refuge in New Zealand

Somalis find refuge in New Zealand

From page 5 - Controlling the flow of refugees

Help with the English language

Help with the English language

Asylum seeker Ahmed Zaoui

Asylum seeker Ahmed Zaoui

Refugees from Afghanistan arrive in New Zealand

Refugees from Afghanistan arrive in New Zealand

African MP Ibrahim Omer

African MP Ibrahim Omer

How to cite this page:

Ann Beaglehole, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/refugees/media (accessed 19 May 2022)

Story by Ann Beaglehole, published 8 Feb 2005

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