Norwegian New Zealander

Norwegian New Zealander
Norsknewzealender

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Total population
828 (Norwegian born) 1,400 (Norwegian ancestry) 0.03% of New Zealand's population [1]
Regions with significant populations
Manawatu-Wanganui, Norsewood, Danevirke, Wellington
Languages
New Zealand English, Norwegian
Religion
Protestant, Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Norwegians, Norwegian Australian, Norwegian American, Norwegian Canadian, Danish Australian, Swedish Australian

Norwegian New Zealander (Norwegian:Norsknewzealendere) are New Zealanders of Norwegian ancestry, the majority of these people were part of the Norwegian diaspora. Around 10,000 New Zealand residents declared they were born in Norway. In addition 32,850 New Zealander residents claimed Norwegian ancestry, either singuarly or with another ancestry.

History

The New Zealand town of Dannevirke marks its Scandinavian origins.

It was established two Norwegian settlements in New Zealand, one in Norsewood the Seventy Mile Bush, south of the North Island, and the other in the Manawatu. The emigrants arrived there from 1868. In 1878 the number of Norwegian-born said to be 1,213, and emigration from Norway died down then. ^[2]

Norsewood in New Zealand's Seventy Mile Bush started as a Norwegian settlement in 1872.^[3][4][5] In 1881 New Zealand had 1,271 Norway-born residents, in 1901 there were 1,279.^[6]

Students

New Zealand and Australia is one of the most popular countries for Norwegian students. There are currently about 200 Norwegians studying in New Zealand. There are also some 2,500 Norwegian students in Australia. Half of the Norwegian students in New Zealand and Australia are members of ANSA - the Association of Norwegian Students Abroad.

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Architecture · Art · Cinema · Cuisine edit] List of New Zealanders of Norwegian descent Actors Russell Crowe Politicians Teremoana Tapi Taio ( Politician of the Cook Islands ) See also Location of New Zealand and Norway. New Zealand – Norway relations References ^ 828 people have informed that they have a Norwegian ethnic background. ^ Norsk Utvandringshistorie - Norwegian ^ "Seventy Mile Bush". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/scandinavians/2/2. Retrieved 2009-12-13. "Scandinavians attacked this massive forest from north and south. They walked from Napier and Wellington to the Scandinavian settlements, which they themselves had to create. Their routes are marked in red on the map. The clop-clop of axes and swishing of saws soon carried through the trees, and small grass clearings began to appear in the sea of forest."  ^ Arnold, Rollo (1981). The Farthest Promised Land - English Villagers, New Zealand Immigrants of the 1870s. New Zealand Texts Collection. Wellington: Victoria University Press. p. 312. http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-ArnFart-c13.html. Retrieved 2009-12-10.  ^ The Norway year book. 2. Oslo: Sverre Mortensen Forlag. 1938. p. 364. http://books.google.com/books?cd=7&id=_pdBAAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 2009-12-10. "[...] Norsewood in New Zealand is a Norwegian settlement that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1922."  ^ Walrond, Carl (2009-04-04). "Scandinavians - Facts and figures". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/scandinavians/5. Retrieved 2009-12-10.  Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР Norwegian National Time Trial Championships Norwegian Ninja Look at other dictionaries: Chinese New Zealander — Chinese New Zealanders …   Wikipedia Dutch New Zealander — Nederlandse Nieuw Zeelander Hayley Westenra Total population 100,000 [1] …   Wikipedia Nepalese New Zealander — Total population 1,498 Regions with significant populations Auckland · Hamilton Languages English · Nepali Religion …   Wikipedia New Zealand–Norway relations — New Zealand Norway relations New Zealand …   Wikipedia Samoan New Zealander — Samoan New Zealanders are Samoan immigrants in New Zealand, their descendants, and New Zealanders of Samoan ethnic descent. They constitute one of New Zealand s most sizeable ethnic minorities. In the 2006 census, 131,103 New Zealanders… …   Wikipedia Indonesian New Zealander — Indonesian New Zealanders are New Zealand citizens and residents of Indonesian descent. As of 2006, roughly 3000 Indonesians lived in New Zealand.[1][2] Roughly 500 Chinese Indonesians fled to New Zealand after the mass violence directed against… …   Wikipedia Norwegian Australian — Norskaustraliere …   Wikipedia New Zealand European — Total population 3 381 076 (2006 census; ranges between 2.3 and 3.3 million in various sources) 73.6% of New Zealand s population Regions with significant populations North Island, South Island, Australia Languages English …   Wikipedia New Zealand dollar — Tāra o Aotearoa (Māori) ISO 4217 code NZD User(s)  New Zealand …   Wikipedia New Zealanders in Australia — New Zealander Australians Total population Over 530,000 Regions with significant populations Sydney · Melbourne · Brisbane · Perth Languages Austr …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”