Story: History of immigration

All images and media

From page 1 - Early years

‘A government jail gang, Sydney’

‘A government jail gang, Sydney’

Clubbing seals in a cave

Clubbing seals in a cave

Early 19th-century whaleboat

Early 19th-century whaleboat

John Rutherford, the tattooed Englishman

John Rutherford, the tattooed Englishman

Missionary buildings at Kerikeri

Missionary buildings at Kerikeri (1st of 2)

Stone Store, Kerikeri

Stone Store, Kerikeri (2nd of 2)

From page 2 - A growing settlement: 1825 to 1839

Betty Guard’s hair comb

Betty Guard’s hair comb

Kororāreka, April 1840

Kororāreka, April 1840

Jacky Guard’s pistol

Jacky Guard’s pistol

Mission stations to 1845, northern New Zealand

Mission stations to 1845, northern New Zealand

Mission stations to 1845, southern North Island

Mission stations to 1845, southern North Island

Busby’s estimate of European population

Busby’s estimate of European population

From page 3 - British immigration and the New Zealand Company

Young woman gathering fuel

Young woman gathering fuel

New Zealand Company propaganda

New Zealand Company propaganda (1st of 3)

‘The level country at the South end’

‘The level country at the South end’ (2nd of 3)

‘Port Nicholson from the hills above Pitone in 1840’

‘Port Nicholson from the hills above Pitone in 1840’ (3rd of 3)

‘Emigration a remedy’

‘Emigration a remedy’

New Zealand Company advertisement

New Zealand Company advertisement

New Zealand Company poster

New Zealand Company poster

From page 4 - The immigrants: 1840 to 1852

Breitmeyer family, Akaroa

Breitmeyer family, Akaroa

New Zealand Company emigrants by English county of origin

New Zealand Company emigrants by English county of origin

Original plan of Auckland

Original plan of Auckland (1st of 3)

Detail of Auckland plan

Detail of Auckland plan (2nd of 3)

Detail of Auckland plan

Detail of Auckland plan (3rd of 3)

Auckland and New Zealand Company settlers by country of origin, 1840–52

Auckland and New Zealand Company settlers by country of origin, 1840–52

Annual gross and net migration to New Zealand, 1840–70

Annual gross and net migration to New Zealand, 1840–70

From page 5 - Settlement in the provinces: 1853 to 1870

Arrivals and departures

Arrivals and departures

Wages for domestic servants

Wages for domestic servants

Birthplaces of Canterbury’s assisted United Kingdom migrants, 1854–70

Birthplaces of Canterbury’s assisted United Kingdom migrants, 1854–70

From page 6 - Auckland’s immigrants: 1853 to 1870

Albertland

Albertland

Special settlements

Special settlements

Memorial at Pōkeno

Memorial at Pōkeno

From page 7 - Miners

Gabriel’s Gully

Gabriel’s Gully (1st of 2)

The site today

The site today (2nd of 2)

Miners on the railway pier, Melbourne

Miners on the railway pier, Melbourne

Chinese gold miner, Clutha River

Chinese gold miner, Clutha River

Advertisement targeting gold miners

Advertisement targeting gold miners

Dunedin hotel advertisement

Dunedin hotel advertisement

From page 8 - The great migration: 1871 to 1885

Annual immigration, 1871–99

Annual immigration, 1871–99

The Rimutaka Road

The Remutaka Road

Norwegian family

Norwegian family

‘The farmer his own labourer’

‘The farmer his own labourer’

On board an emigrant ship

On board an emigrant ship

Letter from National Agricultural Labourers’ Union, 1872

Letter from National Agricultural Labourers’ Union, 1872

From page 9 - The immigrants of the great migration

Colonel Feilding

Colonel Feilding

Settlement at Jackson Bay

Settlement at Jackson Bay (1st of 2)

Jackson Bay, 2004

Jackson Bay, 2004 (2nd of 2)

Carpenter’s plane

Carpenter’s plane

Origins of 1870s settlers

Origins of 1870s settlers

From page 10 - Depression: 1885 to 1900

Melbourne, 1880

Melbourne, 1880

Poll tax receipt

Poll tax receipt

Lebanese wedding

Lebanese wedding

From page 11 - Migration: 1900 to 1914

Migration to New Zealand, 1900–1919

Migration to New Zealand, 1900–1919

Frozen meat carcasses

Frozen meat carcasses

Dairy factory, Whangamomona

Dairy factory, Whangamomona

Labour Cabinet, 1935

Labour Cabinet, 1935

Advertising for domestic servants

Advertising for domestic servants

'Taking a rise out of the new chum'

'Taking a rise out of the new chum'

From page 12 - Between the wars

Extract from Undesirable Immigrants Exclusion Act 1919

Extract from Undesirable Immigrants Exclusion Act 1919

Young male immigrants, c. 1929

Young male immigrants, c. 1929

The Hodsell family

The Hodsell family (1st of 2)

Edward Hodsell, the game hunter

Edward Hodsell, the game hunter (2nd of 2)

Migration to New Zealand, 1918–45

Migration to New Zealand, 1918–45

From page 13 - The Second World War: 1939 to 1945

Refugees from Nazism

Refugees from Nazism

Young British immigrants

Young British immigrants

English immigrants

English immigrants

From page 14 - Assisted immigration revives: 1946 to 1975

Betty Meyer, Scottish immigrant

Betty Meyer, Scottish immigrant

Journey for three

Journey for three

New Greek immigrants, 1960s

New Greek immigrants, 1960s

Dutch immigrants, 1953

Dutch immigrants, 1953

Net and assisted migration, 1945–76

Net and assisted migration, 1945–76

From page 15 - The end of a 'white New Zealand' policy

Colombo Plan students

Colombo Plan students

A Tokelauan family, 1966

A Tokelauan family, 1966

Samoan cultural club

Samoan cultural club

Pacific-born people in New Zealand, 1961–2013

Pacific-born people in New Zealand, 1961–2013

Action against racism, 1976

Action against racism, 1976

From page 16 - Many leave, fewer arrive: 1975 to 1991

National Party advertisement

National Party advertisement

Citizenship ceremony, 1993

Citizenship ceremony, 1993

Vietnamese family

Vietnamese family

Job applications from Soviet people

Job applications from Soviet people

From page 17 - Multi-cultural New Zealand: 1991 onwards

Foreign-born people in New Zealand, 1986–2013

Foreign-born people in New Zealand, 1986–2013

Interview with Samoan overstayer

Interview with Samoan overstayer

Access Community Radio programme schedule

Access Community Radio programme schedule

Auckland’s people

Auckland’s people

Ethnic diversity of MPs

Ethnic diversity of MPs

How to cite this page:

Jock Phillips, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/history-of-immigration/media (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Jock Phillips, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Aug 2015