English New Zealanders
English New Zealanders are New Zealanders of English descent, or English-born people currently living in New Zealand. After British explorer James Cook arrived in New Zealand in 1769, many non-Polynesians began to visit and settle New Zealand, in particular, whalers, sealers, and ex-convicts from Australia, often of British (including English) ancestry. After New Zealand became a colony of Britain in 1840, the country began to receive thousands of immigrants, with over 90% of them being from Britain and Ireland, with about half of them coming from England.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2 million (of full or partial ancestry) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nation-wide | |
| Languages | |
| English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pākehā |
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