Skip to main content

Kōrero: Filipinos

Southland schoolchildren

Image
Southland schoolchildren

In 2011, 17 of the 79 pupils of Winton’s St Thomas Aquinas Catholic school were Filipino, highlighting the changing face of the Southland region. Most of the children were from families attracted to the region because of the work generated by the dairy farming boom. 

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Fairfax NZ, Southland Times

Reference: 06 September 2011

by Nicole Gourley

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder by contacting <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Carl Walrond, Filipinos – Employment issues, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/46655/southland-schoolchildren (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 7 September 2015, updated 1 August 2024.