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Kōrero: North Americans

Patricia Winton, American immigrant

Pat Winton came to New Zealand in 1959 to work for the American embassy in Wellington. She later married a New Zealander, had two children, and in 1995 took out dual New Zealand–United States citizenship. Listen to Pat talk about the differences between the New Zealand and American ways of life in the early 1960s.

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Nancy Swarbrick, North Americans – 1940–present: closer contact, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/4318/patricia-winton-american-immigrant (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.

Comments

Nev Grimshaw
06 October 2012
I have a painting of Pat Winton's on my wall at home,its my favorite and eveyone says its a good painting. Windows in wellinton. Sh'e s lovely lady and very talented, plays the violin or used too. Havn't seen her in a while.