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Story: Scandinavians

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. 1642–1870: first arrivals

  3. 1870s: assisted migration

  4. Culture

  5. 20th-century migration

  6. Facts and figures

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - 1642–1870: first arrivals

Spöring Memorial and Spöring Island, Tolaga Bay

Spöring Memorial and Spöring Island, Tolaga Bay

Bishop Ditlev Gothard Monrad

Bishop Ditlev Gothard Monrad

From page 2 - 1870s: assisted migration

Immigrant ship the Celaeno

Immigrant ship the Celaeno

The Seventy Mile Bush

The Seventy Mile Bush

Norsewood settlers’ allotments

Norsewood settlers’ allotments

Original settlers, Norsewood Golden Jubilee

Original settlers, Norsewood Golden Jubilee

Charlie Pedersen’s sawmill, Mangawharo

Charlie Pedersen’s sawmill, Mangawharo

Forty Mile Bush in the 1870s

Forty Mile Bush in the 1870s

From page 3 - Culture

Dannevirke information centre

Dannevirke information centre

Programme for Norsewood Centennial banquet, 1972

Programme for Norsewood Centennial banquet, 1972

St Luke’s Lutheran Church, Norsewood

St Luke’s Lutheran Church, Norsewood

From page 4 - 20th-century migration

Scandinavian countries of origin

Scandinavian countries of origin

Norwegian whaler, Ross Sea, Antarctica

Norwegian whaler, Ross Sea, Antarctica

Scandinavian-born population in New Zealand, by country of origin, 1881–2013

Scandinavian-born population in New Zealand, by country of origin, 1881–2013

Celebrating in national costume

Celebrating in national costume

Backyard sauna, Auckland

Backyard sauna, Auckland

Scandinavian parade, Wellington, 2003

Scandinavian parade, Wellington, 2003

Finnish national costume

Finnish national costume

How to cite this page:

Carl Walrond, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/scandinavians/media (accessed 21 January 2021)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2015

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