...and for tonight we are traveling back to the Southern Hemisphere to the island nation of New Zealand or Aotearoa.
...but first...A brief history as brought to you by: newzealandnow.govt.nz
"New Zealand is a young country, in both geological and human terms.
In fact, New Zealand was the last habitable place in the world to be discovered.
Māori settlement
First to arrive were ancestors of Māori. These first settlers probably arrived from Polynesia between 1200 and 1300 AD. They discovered New Zealand as they explored the Pacific, navigating by ocean currents and the winds and stars. In some traditions, the navigator credited with discovering New Zealand is Kupe.
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In 2013 the population of people of Māori or part-Māori Descent was 668,724 & those that could speak fluent or some New Zealand Māori was 148,395. Source: NZ Census 2013
The first Europeans
The first European to arrive in New Zealand was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1642. That’s how we got the Dutch-sounding name - from a Dutch mapmaker who first called us Nieuw Zeeland.
A surprisingly long time - 127 years - passed before New Zealand was visited by another European, Captain James Cook. He came in 1769 on the first of three voyages.
European whalers and sealers started visiting regularly and then came traders. By the 1830s the British government was being pressured to curb lawlessness in the country and also to pre-empt the French who were considering New Zealand as a potential colony.
Eventually, at Waitangi on 6 February 1840, William Hobson, New Zealand’s first Governor, invited assembled Māori chiefs to sign a treaty with the British Crown. The treaty was taken all round the country, as far south as Foveaux Strait, for signing by local chiefs, and eventually more than 500 signed.
Conflict and growth
Māori came under increasing pressure to sell their land for settlement.
This led to conflict and in the 1860s, war broke out in the North Island. Much Māori land was confiscated or bought during or after 20 years of war.
Meanwhile, the South Island settlements prospered. Sheep farming was established on extensive grasslands, and Canterbury became the country’s wealthiest province. Gold was discovered in Otago in 1861, and then on the West Coast, and helped make Dunedin New Zealand’s largest town.
In the 1870s, the government helped thousands of British people start a new life in New Zealand. Railways were built and towns sprang up or expanded.
In 1882, the first shipment of frozen meat made it successfully to England. Exporting meat and butter and cheese (chilled) became possible and New Zealand became a key supplier for Britain.
With an economy based on agriculture, much of the forest that originally covered New Zealand was cleared for farmland.
Social change and war
In 1893, New Zealand became the first country to give women the vote. State pensions and state housing for workers were also offered first in New Zealand."
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Top 50 Non-New Zealand countries or places of birth
New Zealand (Aotearoa) 2013
1 United Kingdom 255,054
2 China, People's Republic of 89,121
3 India (Bhārat) 67,176
4 Australia 62,619
5 South Africa, Republic of 54,279
6 Fiji Islands 52,755
7 Samoa, Independent State of 50,658
8 Philippines (Pilipinas), Republic of the 37,299
9 Korea, Republic of (South) 26,604
10 Tonga 22,413
11 United States of America 21,462
12 Netherlands (Nederland) 19,815
13 Malaysia 16,350
14 Cook Islands (Kūki 'Āirani) 12,954
15 Germany (Deutschland) 12,945
16 Japan 10,269
17 Sri Lanka 9,582
18 Canada 9,576
19 Ireland, Republic of (Éire) 9,042
20 Taiwan 8,988
21 Zimbabwe 8,100
22 Thailand 7,722
23 China, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) 7,059
24 Cambodia (Kampuchea) 6,570
25 Vietnam (Việt Nam), Socialist Republic of 6,153
26 Iraq 5,481
27 Russian Federation (Russia) 5,469
28 Singapore 5,370
29 Indonesia 4,911
30 Niue 4,197
31 France 3,762
32 Brasil 3,588
33 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3,084
34 Switzerland (Swiss Confederation) 3,066
35 Pakistan 2,853
36 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 2,445
37 Chile 2,409
38 Romania (România) 2,235
39 Myanmar (Burma) 2,118
40 Italy (Italia) 1,968
41 Poland (Polska) 1,944
42 Saudi Arabia 1,881
43 Croatia (Hrvatska) 1,728
44 Argentine Republic (Argentina) 1,701
45 Kenya 1,650
46 Kiribati 1,476
47 Bangladesh 1,473
48 Tuvalu 1,419
49 Zambia 1,416
50 Denmark (Danmark) 1,410
Total Foreign-born: 963,042
Total Population: 4,242,048
Source: StatsNZ
*New Zealand has the largest population of people born in Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Niue, Tuvalu, Kiribati & Tokelau than any other country in the World. In some cases New Zealand has a larger or nearly as large of a population of people that were born elsewhere than there are people living in the country of origin like Niue, Tokelau & the Cook Islands.
Top 40 New Permanent Residents to New Zealand from Jan. 2017 to Jan. 2018
New Zealand Jan. 2017-Jan.2018
1 India 7,062 17.36%
2 China 5,799 14.26%
3 United Kingdom 3,848 9.46%
4 Philippines 3,534 8.69%
5 South Africa 2,604 6.40%
6 Western Samoa 2,599 6.39%
7 Fiji 1,410 3.47%
8 United States of America 1,234 3.03%
9 Korea 806 1.98%
10 Tonga 662 1.63%
11 Sri Lanka 626 1.54%
12 Pakistan 529 1.30%
13 Germany 509 1.25%
14 Malaysia 486 1.19%
15 Ireland 463 1.14%
16 Brazil 459 1.13%
17 Myanmar 456 1.12%
18 Viet Nam 429 1.05%
19 Canada 428 1.05%
20 France 413 1.02%
21 Japan 386 0.95%
22 Syrian Arab Republic 353 0.87%
23 Thailand 281 0.69%
24 Russia Federation 263 0.65%
25 Indonesia 218 0.54%
26 Colombia 210 0.52%
27 Nepal 186 0.46%
28 Afghanistan 178 0.44%
29 Italy 175 0.43%
30 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 175 0.43%
31 Argentina 168 0.41%
32 Singapore 165 0.41%
33 Netherlands 164 0.40%
34 Cambodia 154 0.38%
35 Hong Kong 152 0.37%
35 Chile 152 0.37%
37 Kiribati 150 0.37%
38 Taiwan 141 0.35%
39 Tuvalu 137 0.34%
40 Bangladesh 135 0.33%
Total Permanent Residents: 40,694
Source: Immigration New Zealand/Statistics New Zealand
...and now to the largest metropolitan area in NZ...
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Top 50 Non-New Zealand countries or places of birth
Auckland, New Zealand (Aotearoa) 2013
1 United Kingdom 87,408
2 China, People's Republic of 65,385
3 India (Bhārat) 43,410
4 Fiji Islands 39,087
5 Samoa, Independent State of 35,586
6 South Africa, Republic of 30,612
7 Australia 19,590
8 Korea, Republic of (South) 19,470
9 Philippines (Pilipinas), Republic of the 18,621
10 Tonga 18,117
11 Malaysia 9,459
12 Cook Islands (Kūki 'Āirani) 9,183
13 United States of America 7,272
14 Taiwan 6,378
15 Sri Lanka 5,841
16 China, Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) 5,109
17 Netherlands (Nederland) 5,100
18 Japan 4,959
19 Germany (Deutschland) 4,161
20 Vietnam (Việt Nam), Socialist Republic of 3,981
21 Iraq 3,903
22 Thailand 3,840
23 Zimbabwe 3,744
24 Niue 3,657
25 Cambodia (Kampuchea) 3,588
26 Russian Federation (Russia) 3,408
27 Canada 3,363
28 Ireland, Republic of (Éire) 3,018
29 Indonesia 2,910
30 Singapore 2,751
31 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2,271
32 Pakistan 1,956
33 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 1,677
34 Brasil 1,584
35 France 1,572
36 Croatia (Hrvatska) 1,368
37 Saudi Arabia 1,086
38 Myanmar (Burma) 1,074
39 Tuvalu 1,044
40 Bangladesh 1,020
41 Romania (România) 996
42 Chile 993
43 Switzerland (Swiss Confederation) 867
44 Poland (Polska) 810
45 Italy (Italia) 807
46 Serbia (Srbija) 726
47 Argentine Republic (Argentina) 696
48 Ukraine 675
49 Kiribati 666
50 Kenya 663
Total Foreign-born: 517,182
Urban Area Population: 1,415,550
As always, stay tuned for more as the journey will continue! Coming up will be Germany, Japan, Austria & Switzerland!
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