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Christchurch City Libraries

Presents a list of websites relating to shipping lists, passenger information, the first four settler ships to Canterbury, and New Zealand family history.

Intermediate, Secondary
http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/resources/NewZealand/History/FamilyHistory/ShippingLists/index.asp

Emigrate New Zealand

Recent statistics about migration into New Zealand. How many people are arriving in New Zealand and where they are coming from.

Intermediate, Secondary
http://www.emigratenz.org/migrants.html

Immigration to New Zealand

Presents a range of primary sources relating to new settlers coming to live in New Zealand in the 19th and 20th century. Includes paintings, maps, diary extracts, cartoons and photographs.

Primary, Intermediate, Secondary
http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/culture-identity-heritage/primary-sources/gallery/immigration-new-zealand

New Zealand History Online

New Zealand History Online covers British and Irish Immigration (1840-1914) and Assisted Immigration (1947-1975).

Intermediate, Secondary
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/category/tid/211

Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Te Ara covers immigration in a few different articles. Look for ‘History of Immigration’; ‘The Voyage Out’; and for specific immigrant groups search under ‘Peoples’.

Intermediate, Secondary
http://www.teara.govt.nz/