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Kōrero: Poles

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  • Polish Heritage of Otago and Southland

    This site, run by the Polish Heritage of Otago and Southland Trust, includes history, news and genealogical information.

  • Polish Heritage Trust

    The site of the Polish Heritage Trust of New Zealand includes a report on the 150-year celebration by the Polish community of Otago and Southland.

  • Polish New Zealand Consulate

    The Polish consulate in New Zealand is an honorary office which facilitates co-operation between New Zealand and Poland. It also promotes Polish culture within New Zealand, working with Polish community groups. The site has information about Poles and Polish heritage in New Zealand. It links to the website of the Polish Heritage Trust of New Zealand.

  • The Polish Association in Christchurch Inc

    This is the site of one of New Zealand’s Polish associations, which gives access to news about Poland as well as information about the association’s activities.

  • The story of seven-hundred Polish children

    This 1966 documentary tells the story of 734 Polish children who were adopted by New Zealand in 1944 as WWII refugees.

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

  • Burnley, I. H. ‘The Poles.’ In Immigrants in
    New Zealand
    , edited by K. W. Thomson and A. D.
    Trlin, 125–151. Palmerston North: Massey
    University, 1970.
  • Ducat, Michelle, David Mealing, and Theresa
    Sawicka, eds. Living in two worlds: the Polish
    community of Wellington
    . Lower Hutt: Hutt City
    Council for Petone Settlers' Museum, 1992.
  • Ogonowska-Coates, Halina. Krystyna’s
    story
    . Wellington: Bridget Williams, 1992.
  • Pobóg-Jaworowski, J. W. Polish settlers in
    New Zealand, 1876–1976
    . Wellington: J.
    Pobóg-Jaworowski, 1976.
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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Theresa Sawicka, Poles, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/story/22195/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Theresa Sawicka, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.