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Italian New Zealanders
Italian New Zealanders (Italian: italo-neozelandesi) are New Zealand-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to New Zealand during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in New Zealand.
Italians live in all regions of New Zealand, with the two most common regions being the Auckland region and the Wellington region. 80.7 percent of Italian New Zealanders live in the main urban areas, populations of 30,000 or more. Most Italians live in the North Island (83.5 percent) and the rest in the South Island (16.4 percent). The population increased by 21.8 percent between 2006 and 2013. The 2006 Census had counted 3,114 New Zealanders of Italian descent.
As of the 2013 Census, 1,464 speak Italian at home. English is the most widely spoken language by Italian New Zealanders, with 95.9% being able to speak the language.
As of 2016, there were 3,217 registered Italian citizens (including those with dual citizenship) living in New Zealand according to the Italian constitutional referendum, 2016.
As of 2018, there were 5,352 New Zealander of Italian descent, while there were 2,947 Italian citizens.
Italians have been arriving in New Zealand in limited numbers since the middle of the 18th century. The first Italian to set foot on New Zealand soil was Antonio Ponto, in 1769. Ponto was part of the crew on Captain James Cook's ship, the Endeavour. Salvatore Cimino, who arrived in 1840, is thought to have been the first Italian to settle in Wellington. Nevertheless, it is only since 1860 that the country witnessed the arrival of a number of educated individuals who had left Italy for non-economic reasons, such as missionaries, musicians, artists, professionals and businesspeople. In December 1860, a small group of Franciscan priests from Italy came to New Zealand with Bishop Pompallier to set up a Catholic mission for Māori. It was not successful and in 1873, the priests left New Zealand.
The number of Italians who arrived in New Zealand remained small during the whole of the nineteenth century. The voyage was costly and complex, as no direct shipping link existed between the two countries until the late 1890s. The voyage took over two months before the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. Italian migrants who intended to leave for New Zealand had to use German shipping lines that called at the ports of Genoa and Naples no more than once a month. Therefore, other overseas destinations such as The United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, The United Kingdom, The United Arab Emirates, and Singapore, proved to be much more attractive, thus allowing the establishment of migration patterns more quickly and drawing far greater numbers. The New Zealand gold rush of the 1860s attracted a group of Italians to New Zealand. When the gold rush ended, some of the Italians returned home to Italy, some migrated to Australia, while others looked for work in the cities.
The shape of New Zealand was used as a marketing tool to attract Italian migrants, with a 19th-century promoter of Italian immigration showing how New Zealand bears a resemblance to Italy, by turning it upside down with "the foot end facing up".
Italian New Zealanders
Italian New Zealanders (Italian: italo-neozelandesi) are New Zealand-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to New Zealand during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in New Zealand.
Italians live in all regions of New Zealand, with the two most common regions being the Auckland region and the Wellington region. 80.7 percent of Italian New Zealanders live in the main urban areas, populations of 30,000 or more. Most Italians live in the North Island (83.5 percent) and the rest in the South Island (16.4 percent). The population increased by 21.8 percent between 2006 and 2013. The 2006 Census had counted 3,114 New Zealanders of Italian descent.
As of the 2013 Census, 1,464 speak Italian at home. English is the most widely spoken language by Italian New Zealanders, with 95.9% being able to speak the language.
As of 2016, there were 3,217 registered Italian citizens (including those with dual citizenship) living in New Zealand according to the Italian constitutional referendum, 2016.
As of 2018, there were 5,352 New Zealander of Italian descent, while there were 2,947 Italian citizens.
Italians have been arriving in New Zealand in limited numbers since the middle of the 18th century. The first Italian to set foot on New Zealand soil was Antonio Ponto, in 1769. Ponto was part of the crew on Captain James Cook's ship, the Endeavour. Salvatore Cimino, who arrived in 1840, is thought to have been the first Italian to settle in Wellington. Nevertheless, it is only since 1860 that the country witnessed the arrival of a number of educated individuals who had left Italy for non-economic reasons, such as missionaries, musicians, artists, professionals and businesspeople. In December 1860, a small group of Franciscan priests from Italy came to New Zealand with Bishop Pompallier to set up a Catholic mission for Māori. It was not successful and in 1873, the priests left New Zealand.
The number of Italians who arrived in New Zealand remained small during the whole of the nineteenth century. The voyage was costly and complex, as no direct shipping link existed between the two countries until the late 1890s. The voyage took over two months before the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. Italian migrants who intended to leave for New Zealand had to use German shipping lines that called at the ports of Genoa and Naples no more than once a month. Therefore, other overseas destinations such as The United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, The United Kingdom, The United Arab Emirates, and Singapore, proved to be much more attractive, thus allowing the establishment of migration patterns more quickly and drawing far greater numbers. The New Zealand gold rush of the 1860s attracted a group of Italians to New Zealand. When the gold rush ended, some of the Italians returned home to Italy, some migrated to Australia, while others looked for work in the cities.
The shape of New Zealand was used as a marketing tool to attract Italian migrants, with a 19th-century promoter of Italian immigration showing how New Zealand bears a resemblance to Italy, by turning it upside down with "the foot end facing up".