Dutch New Zealanders

Dutch New Zealanders
*Nederlandse Nieuw-Zeelander*
Total population
(100,000 ^[1])
Languages
New Zealand English , Dutch
Religion
Roman Catholic, Protestantism (Presbyterianism, Anglicanism etc)
Related ethnic groups
Dutch people, Dutch diaspora

Dutch New Zealanders are New Zealanders who are of Dutch ancestry. Dutch migration to New Zealand dates back to the earliest period of European colonisation.

Demographics

The 2013 census recorded 19,815 people born in the Netherlands and 28,503 people claiming Dutch ethnicity.^[2] The Netherlands Embassy in Wellington estimates that there are approximately 45,000 persons living in New Zealand with Dutch nationality. This number includes persons with dual New Zealand and Dutch nationality. As many as 100,000 New Zealanders are estimated to be of Dutch descent.^[1]

Notable Dutch New Zealanders

Artists

Frank Carpay - New Zealand designer
Riemke Ensing - New Zealand poet
Vicky Rodewyk - New Zealand model and dancer
Theodorus Johannes Schoon - New Zealand artist
Bernardina Adriana Schramm - New Zealand pianist
Souzie Speerstra - New Zealand artist
Petrus Van der Velden - New Zealand artist
Hayley Westenra - New Zealand classical artist
Ans Westra - New Zealand photographer
Lydia Wevers - New Zealand literary critic

Businesspeople

Johannes La Grouw - New Zealand architect and engineer
John Pronk - Personally responsible for many important communications system
Will (Wilhelm) Raats - Dutch immigrant who owned famous butcher stores throughout New Zealand
Phil Sprey - Son of Architect Hand (Johannes) Sprey - Major Concert promoter, exhibition and events company

Journalists

Elizabeth Geertruida Agatha Dyson - New Zealand journalist
Redmer Yska - journalist and author

Politicians

Joris De Bres - Race Relations Commissioner
Harry Duynhoven - former MP and mayor of New Plymouth
Henry Keesing - New Zealand community leader
Maarten Wevers - New Zealand diplomat

Religious leaders

Adrian Cornelius Langerwerf - New Zealand Catholic missionary and writer
Herman van Staveren - New Zealand rabbi and philanthropist

Sportspeople

Arthur Borren - New Zealand field hockey player
Jan Borren - New Zealand field hockey player
Marie-Jose Cooper-Van Hattum - New Zealand association football player
Andrew de Boorder - New Zealand cricketer
Derek de Boorder - New Zealand cricketer
Michelle de Bruyn - New Zealand association football player
Chris van der Drift - New Zealand racecar driver
Clarissa Eshuis - New Zealand field hockey player
Paul Gerritsen - New Zealand rower
Shane Van Gisbergen - New Zealand racing driver
Willem de Graaf - New Zealand association football player
Frank van Hattum - New Zealand association football player
Carl Hoeft - New Zealand rugby union footballer
Fred de Jong - New Zealand association football player
Reuben de Jong - New Zealand kickboxer and wrestler
Chris Kuggeleijn - New Zealand cricketer
Grazia MacIntosh-Van Hattum - New Zealand association football player
Kees Meeuws - New Zealand rugby player
Marlies Oostdam - New Zealand association football player
Simon Poelman - New Zealand decathlete
Anita Punt - New Zealand field hockey player
Dick Quax - New Zealand athlete, and later a city councillor
Riki van Steeden - New Zealand association football player
Tino Tabak - New Zealand cyclist
Wybo Veldman - New Zealand rower
Simon van Velthooven - New Zealand cyclist
Eric Verdonk - New Zealand rower
Johan Verweij - New Zealand association football player
Peter Visser - New Zealand cricketer
Elizabeth Van Welie - New Zealand swimmer
Natalie Wiegersma - New Zealand swimmer

References

1 2 Dutch New Zealander
↑ "2013 Census QuickStats about culture and identity – tables". Statistics New Zealand. 15 April 2014.

Hulsen, Madeleine Elisabeth Helena (2000), Language loss and language processing: three generations of Dutch migrants in New Zealand, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, ISBN 978-90-901399-0-6, OCLC 54535566
Tap, Relinde (2007), High-wire dancers: middle-class Pakeha and Dutch childhoods in New Zealand, Ph.D. dissertation, University of Auckland, OCLC 166333083
Crezee, Ineke Hendrika Martine (2008), I understand it well, but I cannot say it proper back: language use among older Dutch migrants in New Zealand, Ph.D. dissertation, Auckland University of Technology, OCLC 387763257

Immigration to New Zealand

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From Europe	Albanian Austrian British English Scottish Welsh Croatian Danish Dutch Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Serbian Spanish Swedish Ukrainian

Oceania	Australians Samoans

See also	Refugee migration into New Zealand Immigration New Zealand

Dutch diaspora

Africa	Afrikaner Boer Cape Dutch Baster Coloured Griqua

Americas	Argentina Barbados Brazil Canada Chile Suriname United States

Asia	Indo Totok Sri Lanka

Europe	United Kingdom Germany Scandinavia

Oceania	Australia New Zealand

see also	Flemish people Frisian people

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