Kōrero: Filipinos

Southland schoolchildren

Southland schoolchildren

In 2011, 17 of the 79 pupils of Winton’s St Thomas Aquinas Catholic school were Filipino, highlighting the changing face of the Southland region. Most of the children were from families attracted to the region because of the work generated by the dairy farming boom. 

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Fairfax NZ, Southland Times
Reference: 06 September 2011
Photograph by Nicole Gourley

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Carl Walrond, 'Filipinos - Employment issues', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/46655/southland-schoolchildren (accessed 16 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 8 Feb 2005, reviewed & revised 10 Sep 2015