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Prior to the Second World War Pasifika in New Zealand numbered only a few hundred. [6] Wide-scale Pasifika migration to New Zealand began in the 1950s and 1960s, typically from countries associated with the Commonwealth and the Realm of New Zealand, including Western Samoa (modern-day Samoa), the Cook Islands and Niue.
Due to New Zealand's geographic isolation, several centuries passed before the next phase of settlement, that of Europeans. Only then did the original inhabitants need to distinguish themselves from the new arrivals, using the adjective "māori" which means "ordinary" or "indigenous" which later became a noun although the term New Zealand native was common until about 1890.
They are the sixth largest Pacific Islander ethnic group in New Zealand, and one of the most socio-economically deprived. [5] Migration to New Zealand began in the 1950s and increased in the 1960s under a government resettlement scheme driven by fears of overpopulation and a tropical cyclone striking the islands. [6]
The New Zealand Census indicates a higher proportion of Tuvaluans being born in Tuvalu illustrates the significance of New Zealand as a long term destination for Tuvaluan migrants. [ 3 ] New Zealand has an annual quota of 75 Tuvaluans granted work permits under the Pacific Access Category , as announced in 2001. [ 4 ]
The Peopling of the Pacific from a Bacterial Perspective, Science 23 January 2009: 323 (5913), 527-530. doi : 10.1126/science.1166083 Colonisation of East Polynesia, and dispersal to more remote islands (including Hawaii, Easter Island, and New Zealand):
New Zealand's government attracted 173,000 non-citizen migrants in 2023, more than double what officials forecast in May 2023. ... Migration to New Zealand surged after the country lowered COVID ...
In the late 19th century, especially after the Otago gold rush, the majority of the country's population was in the South Island. Since then, the South's population has climbed more slowly than the North's, with the latter increasing at a greater rate at least in part from the influx of migrants from the Pacific Islands , for many of whom ...
The number of Papua New Guineans in New Zealand is considered relatively small, given the countries are neighbours and PNG's status as a former Australian territory. Other Pacific island countries have much larger populations in New Zealand. At the time of the 2018 New Zealand census, there were 1,131 Papua New Guineans in New Zealand. [5] [3]