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Scottish New Zealanders are New Zealanders of Scottish ancestry or who originate from Scotland.The number of New Zealanders who are descended from Scots is unknown, as the New Zealand census asks for ethnicity, not ancestry, and most have now assimilated; nonetheless, the vast majority of Pākehā, or European New Zealanders are of British and Irish descent, and it has been estimated that 1 ...
Robert Hogg (New Zealand politician) Linda Holloway; Alister Howden; James Howden (rugby union) Bill Hume (footballer) James Hume (superintendent) George Hunter (mayor) George Hunter (politician, born 1821) John Hutcheson; George Hutchison (New Zealand politician) William Hutchison (New Zealand politician)
The band was established in 1925 and is based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. [ 1 ] The band has a close affiliation with Manawatu Scottish Society, extending back to when the band was first formed.
In 1949, at New Plymouth, Hamilton won the street parade and quickstep but were second overall by one point. After a few years break from attending national contests, in 1952 at Napier, the band were 4th overall in the A Grade, an impressive feat, considering the Band was the youngest ever taken to compete in that grade.
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.
Saint Andrew's Society refers to one of many independent organizations celebrating Scottish heritage which can be found all over the world. Some Saint Andrew's Societies limit membership to people born in Scotland or their descendants.
New Zealand portal; Scotland portal; Scottish-New Zealanders includes New Zealand people of Scottish birth or ancestry. (In accordance with Wikipedia:Categories, the applicability of the category should be based on a consensus that the connection to Scotland is important enough to include in the article text before this category can properly be considered.)
New Zealand people of Scottish descent (2 C, 202 P) Pages in category "Scottish diaspora in New Zealand" This category contains only the following page.