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Te Ara: Immigrants

On the 8th of September 2005, Jock Phillips, general editor of Te Ara the new online Encyclopaedia of New Zealand participated in a videoconference with five secondary schools from around New Zealand. Come on a journey of discovery to learn the stories of immigrants to New Zealand.

Watch clips of Jock talking about:

• what motivated the migrants
• irish migrants
• other groups of migrants
• working conditions
• Chinese poll tax
• refugees in New Zealand.

Participating schools:

• Piopio College
• Roxburgh Area School
• South Learning Centre
• Waverley High School
• Wellington High School

Web links

History of Immigration:
http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/
HistoryOfImmigration/en

Scots:
http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/Scots/en

Irish:
http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/Irish/en

Chinese:
http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/Chinese/en

Samoans:
http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/Samoans/en

Dutch:
http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/Dutch/en