Norwegian New Zealanders Explained

Group:	Norwegian New Zealanders Norske newzealendere
Pop:	828 (Norwegian born) 1,400 (Norwegian ancestry) 0.03% of New Zealand's population^[1]
Popplace:	Manawatū-Whanganui, Norsewood, Dannevirke, Wellington
Langs:	New Zealand EnglishNorwegian
Related-C:	NorwegiansNorwegian AustraliansNorwegian AmericansNorwegian Canadians

Norwegian New Zealanders (Norwegian: Norske newzealendere) are New Zealanders of Norwegian ancestry, the majority of whom are part of the Norwegian diaspora.

History

Two Norwegian settlements were established in New Zealand, one in Norsewood (located in the Seventy Mile Bush), and the other in the Manawatu, both in the southern half of the North Island. The emigrants arrived there from 1868. In 1878 the number of Norwegian-born was 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 are two 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.

Notable Norwegian New Zealanders

Actors

• Russell Crowe

Politicians

• Teremoana Tapi Taio (Politician of the Cook Islands)

See also

• European New Zealanders
• Europeans in Oceania
• Immigration to New Zealand
• New Zealand–Norway relations
• Pākehā

Notes and References

1. 828 people have informed that they have a Norwegian ethnic background.
2. Web site: Nedrebø. Yngve. Et overblikk over norsk utvandringshistorie. An Overview of Norwegian emigration history. no. digitalarkivet.no. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20020612051806/http://digitalarkivet.no/sab/Norskutvandringshistorie.htm. 12 June 2002.
3. Encyclopedia: Walrond. Carl. Scandinavians - 1870s: assisted migration: Seventy Mile Bush. . 8 Feb 2005. 27 January 2017.
4. Book: Arnold, Rollo. The Farthest Promised Land - English Villagers, New Zealand Immigrants of the 1870s. 10 December 2009. New Zealand Texts Collection. 1981. Victoria University Press. Wellington. 312.
5. Book: The Norway year book. 10 December 2009. 2. 1938. Sverre Mortensen Forlag. Oslo. 364. [...] Norsewood in New Zealand is a Norwegian settlement that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1922..
6. Web site: Scandinavians - Facts and figures. Carl. Walrond. 4 April 2009. Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. 10 December 2009.