Kōrero: History of immigration

Ētahi atu tūhononga, pae tukutuku hoki

• A home away from 'home'

  An exhibition on NZHistory that examines who the British and Irish immigrants were, and what areas they came from.

• Long journey for sevenpence

  This exhibition on NZHistory tells the story of assisted immigration from the United Kingdom between 1947 and 1975.

• Understanding Dawn Raids

  Digital hub to support the telling of Pacific people’s historical stories, focusing on the Dawn Raids of the 1970s.

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

• Arnold, Rollo. The farthest promised land: English villagers, New Zealand immigrants of the 1870s. Wellington: Victoria University Press/Price Milburn, 1981.
• Borrie, W. D. Immigration to New Zealand, 1854–1938. Canberra: Demography Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University, 1991.
• Greif, Stuart William, ed. Immigration and national identity in New Zealand: one people, two people, many peoples? Palmerston North: Dunmore, 1995.
• Hutching, Megan. Long journey for sevenpence: assisted immigration to New Zealand from the United Kingdom, 1947–1975. Wellington: Victoria University Press/Historical Branch, Dept of Internal Affairs, 1999.
• New Zealand, an immigrant nation [videorecordings]. Executive producer, Vincent Burke. Wellington: Top Shelf Productions, 1994.
• Simpson, Tony. The immigrants: the great migration from Britain to New Zealand, 1830–1890. Auckland: Godwit, 1997.
• Thomson, K. W., and A. D. Trlin, eds. Immigrants in New Zealand. Palmerston North: Massey University, 1970.