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Kōrero: History of immigration

New Greek immigrants, 1960s

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New Greek immigrants, 1960s

Although the British were the most favoured immigrants in the 1950s and 1960s, some arrived from other parts of Europe, including Greece. Here five Greek women get straight to work in the Wellington hospital laundry a day after arriving. They are (from left) Adriane Solanaki, Erene Kalogeraki, Sofia Bobolaki, Margarita Tsosela, and Maria Kiriakaki.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1963/0904-F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jock Phillips, History of immigration – Assisted immigration revives: 1946 to 1975, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2147/new-greek-immigrants-1960s (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.

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