Because the British had come into Ireland to invade (like they did to most of the countries, continents and islands). So like most people they immigrated to different countries. They choose New Zealand because its so awesome :) and probably because there wasnt as much people there as other places. My great grandfather was full blood Irish, he immigrated from Ireland to New Zealand.
where did they settle in new zealand.
The MaoriThe Maori were the first people to settle the islands of New Zealand.
Irish people had emigrated from Ireland long before the Famine but from 1845 they emigrated principally to Great Britain, USA, Canada , Australia and in lesser numbers to New Zealand and Argentina
No, the Maori were the first people to settle the islands we now call New Zealand.
New Zealand is a country in itself, completely separate and unique to Australia.
There are about 40,000 Croatians that live in New Zealand. Pauvo Lupis is believed to be the first Croatian to settle in New Zealand.
Captain Cook did not settle in New Zealand. He made three voyages to the Pacific and visited New Zealand on four separate occasions. He led the first British expedition to discover New Zealand and the first to set foot on new Zealand. Abel Tasman was the first European to sight New Zealand but did not land there. Captain James Cook was the first to circumnavigate and map New Zealand.
The Polynesian ancestors of the Maori were the first people to find and settle the islands of New Zealand.
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Yes, the Maori are the original inhabitants of the islands we now call New Zealand.
In 1350 Polynesians arrived in New Zealand and started to settle. Kupe a Polynesian explorer was the first person to find New Zealand.
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