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Story: Germans

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. First arrivals

  3. Contribution to New Zealand life: 1800s

  4. Early settlements

  5. 1870s: recruited settlers

  6. Immigration after 1914

  7. Facts and figures

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - First arrivals

Germany, showing origins of early immigrant groups to New Zealand

Germany, showing origins of early immigrant groups to New Zealand

A German tobacconist

A German tobacconist

Julius Geissler's farm, Warkworth, North Auckland, 1918

Julius Geissler's farm, Warkworth, North Auckland, 1918

From page 2 - Contribution to New Zealand life: 1800s

Rangi and Papatūānuku, 1907

Rangi and Papatūānuku, 1907

From page 3 - Early settlements

Hop picking, Heine family farm

Hop picking, Heine family farm

Johann Dierks

Johann Dierks

Woodsmen of Pūhoi

Woodsmen of Pūhoi (1st of 3)

Shanties near Pūhoi

Shanties near Pūhoi (2nd of 3)

The Rauner brothers

The Rauner brothers (3rd of 3)

The Pūhoi settlement

The Pūhoi settlement (1st of 3)

Combined family wedding, 1901

Combined family wedding, 1901 (2nd of 3)

Descendants of Pūhoi settlers at the town’s 50th anniversary, 1913

Descendants of Pūhoi settlers at the town’s 50th anniversary, 1913 (3rd of 3)

Traditional dancing at Pūhoi celebrations

Traditional dancing at Pūhoi celebrations

From page 4 - 1870s: recruited settlers

A view of Halcombe, Rangitīkei district, about 1878

A view of Halcombe, Rangitīkei district, about 1878

The Grafton at Jackson Bay, about 1880

The Grafton at Jackson Bay, about 1880

From page 5 - Immigration after 1914

Germans on Somes Island

Germans on Somes Island

Influential immigrants

Influential immigrants (1st of 4)

Helmut Einhorn, architect

Helmut Einhorn, architect (2nd of 4)

Peter Munz, historian

Peter Munz, historian (3rd of 4)

Gerda Bell, academic

Gerda Bell, academic (4th of 4)

A road sign for German tourists

A road sign for German tourists

How to cite this page:

James N. Bade, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/germans/media (accessed 8 December 2019)

Story by James N. Bade, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 25 Mar 2015

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