NZHistory, New Zealand history online - immigrants

Sound clip: holidays in the UK and NZ

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Vera Donoghue describes holidaying in UK vs NZ

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Assisted immigration to New Zealand 1947-1975

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Long journey for sevenpence

English assisted immigrant women arriving in Wellington

British and Irish immigration 1840-1914

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Home away from 'home'

Emigration painting

Peopling New Zealand - assisted immigration

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Increasing immigration

At the end of 1918, William Massey's government revived a pre-war immigration scheme and began advertising for immigrants in Britain. The international economic collapse in 1929 dragged New Zealand's economy down with it, though, and depression set in during the early 1930s. After 1929 the assisted immigration scheme was to all intents and purposes in abeyance, although domestic servants continued to be given assistance until 1931. Only 125 people were assisted to New Zealand after that year until the declaration of war in 1939.

Summary - British and Irish immigration

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When did they come? Immigration to New Zealand 1840–1914

Introduction

Leaving the grey UK - assisted immigration to New Zealand

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Leaving the grey UK

Emigration poster

Where did they come from? - British and Irish immigration

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Where did they come from?

The composition of the inflow from Britain and Ireland was quite different from the composition of the United Kingdom as a whole. By comparison with the distribution of population in the homelands, there were generally fewer English than might be expected and considerably more from Ireland and especially Scotland.

Country of origin of British and Irish immigrants

The voyage out - assisted immigration to New Zealand

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Half-way around the world by ship

The English - British and Irish immigration

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The English — where from?

Life in New Zealand - assisted immigration

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A land of 'wide open spaces'

After they arrived, each assisted immigrant was given a letter of welcome from Bert Bockett, the Secretary for Labour, which outlined the assistance which the Department would give them and provided details of the jobs in New Zealand to which they had been appointed, along with their transport and accommodation arrangements.