Story: Germans

Page 8. All images & media

From page 1 - First arrivals

Germany, showing origins of early immigrant groups to New Zealand

Germany, showing origins of early immigrant groups to New Zealand

A German tobacconist

A German tobacconist

Julius Geissler's farm, Warkworth, North Auckland, 1918

Julius Geissler's farm, Warkworth, North Auckland, 1918

From page 2 - Contribution to New Zealand life: 1800s

Rangi and Papatūānuku, 1907

Rangi and Papatūānuku, 1907

From page 3 - Early settlements

Hop picking, Heine family farm

Hop picking, Heine family farm

Johann Dierks

Johann Dierks

Woodsmen of Pūhoi (1st of 3)

Woodsmen of Pūhoi

Shanties near Pūhoi (2nd of 3)

Shanties near Pūhoi

The Rauner brothers (3rd of 3)

The Rauner brothers

The Pūhoi settlement (1st of 3)

The Pūhoi settlement

Combined family wedding, 1901 (2nd of 3)

Combined family wedding, 1901

Descendants of Pūhoi settlers at the town’s 50th anniversary, 1913 (3rd of 3)

Descendants of Pūhoi settlers at the town’s 50th anniversary, 1913

Traditional dancing at Pūhoi celebrations

Traditional dancing at Pūhoi celebrations

From page 4 - 1870s: recruited settlers

A view of Halcombe, Rangitīkei district, about 1878

A view of Halcombe, Rangitīkei district, about 1878

The <em>Grafton</em> at Jackson Bay, about 1880

The Grafton at Jackson Bay, about 1880

From page 5 - Immigration after 1914

Germans on Somes Island

Germans on Somes Island

Influential immigrants (1st of 4)

Influential immigrants

Helmut Einhorn, architect (2nd of 4)

Helmut Einhorn, architect

Peter Munz, historian (3rd of 4)

Peter Munz, historian

Gerda Bell, academic (4th of 4)

Gerda Bell, academic

A road sign for German tourists

A road sign for German tourists

How to cite this page

James N. Bade, Germans, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/21526/media (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by James N. Bade, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.