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Story: Kiwis overseas

A returned Kiwi, Dunedin, 1980s

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Michael Lovell-Smith lived in Australia as a child, and on his return to New Zealand in 1979 continued to support Australia in sports events. Many Kiwi children are born to the hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders living in Australia or the United Kingdom. Families often return to New Zealand, which is seen as a good place to bring up and educate children. Listen to Michael talk about his divided loyalties.

Sound file from Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Margaret Lovell-Smith

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Carl Walrond, Kiwis overseas – Migration to Australia, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/1231/a-returned-kiwi-dunedin-1980s (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 4 March 2009, updated 17 September 2014.