Kōrero: History of immigration

This lithograph from the 1850s is probably a picture of New Zealand settlers about to return to Britain. They are being farewelled by a gold miner (with pick) and a Māori man. However, it is also possible that this is an arrival scene. Certainly the 1850s and 1860s saw many arrivals and departures from New Zealand. Some 250,000 people came to New Zealand between 1853 and 1870, but around 100,000 disappointed immigrants left.