Chinese immigration to New Zealand
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This article is about the migration of Chinese people to New Zealand.
The first Chinese in New Zealand arrived in 1866. The Chinese Immigrants Act of 1881 imposed an initial entry poll tax of 10 pounds, which was raised to 100 pounds in 1896. The intent of the act was to discourage Chinese from settling permanently in New Zealand. From the 1950s to 1980s New Zealand's Chinese community grew to 19,000 people. In the 2001 Census, 3% of the total New Zealand population (100,680 people) identified as Chinese:
- 25% New Zealand born
- 35% born in China
- 12% born in Taiwan
- 10% born in Hong Kong
- 17% born in other overseas countries
New Zealand Chinese are very diverse and identify with different groups. The Chinese have become a ‘community’ in relation to New Zealand society as a whole.
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Recent research Asian migrants first entered New Zealand on Visas in 1912. But when they reached th shores of the land of the long white cloud, they were denyed access into the country because they were trying to smuggle cocaine into the country.
