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The peoples who migrated out of Africa. Genetic evidence suggests that there were two pases of migration out of Africa, one about 150 - 200 000 years ago, and a more recent wave about 60 000 - 120 000 years ago.

This second wave displaced the earlier peoples (Neanderthals and Cro-magnons), but there was some inter breeding between the two populations.

In the case of recent New Zealand, about CE1200 the Maori first arrived in Aotearoa, and in the late 1700s were the first arrivals of Europeans in New Zealand. Organized settlements of these Europeans started in the early 1800s, and has continued since.

There has always been a small population of Pacific Islanders in New Zealand, but after WWII this increased, aided by the ready availability of shipping and latterly, flight.

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Originally most were from England and Scotland.

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A2 or in the case of Pakeha, most would trace their ancestry to the United Kingdom.

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