Norwegian New Zealanders

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Norwegian New Zealanders
Norsknewzealendere
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 Australians, Norwegian Americans, Norwegian Canadians, Danish Australians, Swedish Australians

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

History

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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List of New Zealanders of Norwegian descent

Actors

Politicians

See also

References

  1. 828 people have informed that they have a Norwegian ethnic background.
  2. Norsk Utvandringshistorie - Norwegian
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