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Kōrero: The voyage out

Vietnamese boat people

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Vietnamese boat people

Many people fleeing Vietnam and Cambodia in the 1970s, such as those pictured, had a terrifying voyage out, crammed into small and often unseaworthy vessels. Those rescued from such craft finished their journey to New Zealand and other destinations in an aeroplane.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Refugee and Migrant Service

Reference: UNHCR/16021

by R. Manin

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Wilson, The voyage out – Air travel, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/4238/vietnamese-boat-people (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009.