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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 ...
The Scottish diaspora consists of Scottish people who emigrated from Scotland and their descendants.The diaspora is concentrated in countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, England, New Zealand, Ireland and to a lesser extent Argentina, Chile, and Brazil.
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 first Scottish settlers arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788, [5] including three of the first six Governors of New South Wales John Hunter, Lachlan Macquarie (often referred to as the father of Australia) [4] [5] and Thomas Brisbane. The majority of Scots arriving in the early colonial period were convicts: 8,207 Scottish ...
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.
The Glentanner migrant ship of 610 tonnes made two runs to New Zealand and several to Australia carrying 400 tonne of passengers and cargo. Travel time was about 3 to 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 months to New Zealand. Cargo carried on the Glentanner for New Zealand included coal, slate, lead sheet, wine, beer, cart components, salt, soap and passengers ...
The Games were sports meets that brought together Scottish settlers and the wider New Zealand public. In so doing, the Games gave Scots a path to cultural integration as Scottish New Zealanders. [68] In the 1961 census there were 47,078 people living in New Zealand who were born in Scotland; in the 2013 census there were 25,953 in this category ...
The band organisation comprises a Grade One band, a Grade Three band, a Grade 4 development band, supporters club and an administrative body. It is New Zealand's largest pipe organisation, with more than 110 members. [2] It performs at an average of 45 community events each year. [1]