- Croats in New Zealand
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There are around 2,700 Croats in New Zealand. The majority of these are located primarily in and around Auckland and Northland with small numbers in and around Canterbury and Southland.[1]
History
The earliest Croatian settlers in New Zealand date from the 1860s, largely arriving as sailors, gold miners, prospectors and pioneers. Following this, five significant influxes of Croats have arrived:[2]
- 5,000 between 1890 and 1914, prior to World War I.
- 1,600 during the 1920s before the onset of the Great Depression.
- 600 in the 1930s, prior to World War II.
- 3,200 between 1945 and 1970.
- Arrivals during the 1990s, fleeing the conflict in former Yugoslavia
In July 2008, 800 people attended a celebration of 150 years of Croatian settlement in New Zealand hosted by Prime Minister; Helen Clark and Ethnic Affairs Minister; Chris Carter.[3]
Literature
- Trupini, Damir. (2009) New Zealand Croatian Immigrant Press 1899-1916, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN 9783838307435.
- Božić-Vrbančić, Senka. (2008) Tarara: Croats and Maori in New Zealand : memory, belonging, identity, Otago University Press, ISBN 9781877372094.
References
- ^ From Distant Villages: the lives and times of Croatian settlers in New Zealand, 1858-1958
- ^ "Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa". http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-GriBook-_div3-N13D3D.html. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "NZ celebrates 150 years of Kiwi-Croatian culture". New Zealand Government. http://www.ethnicaffairs.govt.nz/oeawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Whats-Happening-Message-Board-Celebrating-150-years-of-Croatians-in-New-Zealand?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2009-08-13.[dead link]
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