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Ethnic group
Welsh New Zealanders
refers to
New Zealand
-born people who trace their ancestry back to
Wales
or
Welsh people
who emigrated to New Zealand and became naturalised citizens.
The Welsh, unlike other migrant groups from the
British Isles
, are not as numerous as their
Welsh Australian
counterparts. However, their contribution was notable. Most Welshmen who arrived in New Zealand were
gold
and
coal miners
.
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Welsh place names in New Zealand
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Some of the Welsh-derived place names in New Zealand include:
Brynavon, Northland
Brynderwyn
, Northland
Bryndwr
, Christchurch
Cambrians, Otago
- Named after the Welsh prospectors.
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citation needed
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Cardiff, Taranaki
- Named after
Cardiff
in
Glamorganshire
.
Carnarvon, now
Himatangi
Hawarden, Canterbury
- Named after
Hawarden Castle
in
Flintshire
.
Lake Pembroke, now
Lake W?naka
Marchwiel, Canterbury
- Named after
Marchwiel
in
Denbighshire
.
Milford Sound
- Originally Milford Haven, it was named by the Welsh navigator
John Grono
after
Milford Haven
in
Pembrokeshire
.
Morgans Valley, Christchurch
- Named after a Welsh settler.
Pembroke, Taranaki
- Named after
Pembroke
in Pembrokeshire.
Picton, Marlborough
- Named after Welsh General Sir Thomas Picton.
Welshmans Creek, Southland
- Named after a Welsh prospector.
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