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African New Zealanders are a diverse and multicultural community, with a wide range of experiences and backgrounds. Their cultural traditions and practices are shaped by the diverse countries and regions from which they or their ancestors come, as well as by their experiences living in New Zealand.
- Zimbabwean New Zealanders
They include migrants to New Zealand of people from...
- South African New Zealanders
South African New Zealanders are New Zealanders who were...
- Zimbabwean New Zealanders
Notable African New Zealanders. Addil Somani (born 1967), Ugandan-born cricketer. Alan Blake (1922–2010), rugby player of African-American descent. David Nyika (born 1995), boxer of Ugandan descent. Devon Conway born 1990, cricketer playing for New Zealand. Grace Nweke (born 2002), netball player.
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New Zealanders of African descent represent less than 0.3% of New Zealand's population, although the number has been growing substantially since the 1990s. African immigration to New Zealand has a long history, with the first African immigrants arriving in the country in the late 19th century.
In the most recent New Zealand census, in 2018, 70.2 per cent of the population identified as European and 16.5 per cent as Māori. Other major pan-ethnic groups include Asians (15.1 per cent) and Pacific peoples (8.1 per cent). Middle Eastern, Latin American and African ethnicities constitute a small remainder (1.5 per cent) of the population.
CodeEthnicityEthnic GroupResponses(2001)11111New Zealand EuropeanEuropean2,696,72421111Māori526,28142100Asian100,68043100Asian60,213Police officers guarding a barbed wire perimeter around Eden Park near Kingsland railway station. The 1981 South African rugby tour (known in New Zealand as the Springbok Tour, and in South Africa as the Rebel Tour) polarised opinions and inspired widespread protests across New Zealand. The controversy also extended to the United States, where ...
