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New Zealand European
Total population
2,609,592 67.6% of New Zealand population[1] Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Pākehā is a term generally used to describe New Zealanders of Anglo/European extraction, but some Māori may use it to refer to any non-Māori person. ... Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Pākehā is a term generally used to describe New Zealanders of Anglo/European extraction, but some Māori may use it to refer to any non-Māori person. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (762x936, 96 KB) Summary Photo Op of Sam Neil Licensing This image is of a magazine cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the magazine or the individual contributors who worked on the... Image File history File linksMetadata Caleb_nichol. ...
Regions with significant populations
North Island, South Island, Australia
Languages
English
Religions
Christianity 60.0%   Anglicanism 19.2%   Catholicism 13.4%   Presbyterianism 13.6% no religion 32.2%  object to answer 7.1%
Related ethnic groups
English, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, White British, Anglo-Celtic Australian, White African, White American and other Whites

The term New Zealand European is often used to refer to people of European (primarily British and Irish) descent who reside in New Zealand or who have European ancestor(s) from New Zealand. The term Pākehā is often used interchangeably with New Zealand European (although Pākehā can also be used to describe any non-Māori person). North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ... South Island The South Island forms one of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the North Island. ... New Zealand English is the English spoken in New Zealand. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... The term Anglican (from Medieval Latin ecclesia anglicana, meaning the English Church) is used to describe the people, institutions and churches as well as the liturgical traditions and theological concepts developed by the established Church of England, the Anglican Communion and the Continuing Anglican Churches (a loosely affiliated group of... As a Christian ecclesiastical term, Catholic - from the Greek adjective , meaning general or universal[1] - is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as follows: ~Church, (originally) whole body of Christians; ~, belonging to or in accord with (a) this, (b) the church before separation into Greek or Eastern and Latin or... Presbyterianism is a form of Protestant Christianity, primarily in the Reformed branch of Western Christianity, as well as a particular form of church government. ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... This article is about the Scottish as an ethnic group. ... White British is an ethnic classification used in the United Kingdom Census 2001, 92. ... Anglo-Celtic Australian is an ethnic or cultural category, used to describe the majority of white Australians. ... White African people are descendants of Europeans who settled in the continent of Africa under colonial rule. ... The term White American refers primarily to Americans of European descent residing in the United States. ... American white woman with red hair and blue eyes French white man Austrian white woman with blond hair In the context of basic English usage, the term White people (also white race or whites) is used to denote ... a human group having light-coloured skin, especially of European ancestry. ... This article is about the continent. ... Pakeha is a New Zealand English word for European New Zealanders, that is, New Zealanders of predominantly European descent. ... Pakeha is a New Zealand English word for European New Zealanders, that is, New Zealanders of predominantly European descent. ... Languages Māori, English Religions Māori religion, Christianity Related ethnic groups other Polynesian peoples, Austronesian peoples The word Māori refers to the indigenous people of New Zealand and their language. ...

Usage

Many New Zealanders find being labelled as "European" to be ananchronistic and inadequate, and prefer the word Pākehā, feeling that this better describes their ethnic and cultural situation. Similarly, many New Zealanders of European descent do not like the word Pakeha, considering it to be racist and pejorative as such New Zealand European is the prefered term for the majority of government departments and employers. Some prefer to use the term "British New Zealander", which is used by some New Zealanders who recognise a distinctly British heritage rather than European, and prefer to define themselves by their own language and culture Pakeha is a New Zealand English word for European New Zealanders, that is, New Zealanders of predominantly European descent. ...

N.Z. Census statistics

New Zealand European was the largest racial group counted in the 2006 Census, comprising 67.6 percent of the population compared with 80.1 percent in the 2001 census^[2]. The large drop in this figure is mainly due the introduction of New Zealander to the ethnicity question. 11.1 percent of respondents were counted as New Zealanders, the majority of which are presumed to be of European descent.

New Zealand Europeans

Karl Urban, prominent actor Image File history File links Doom1. ... Karl-Heinz Urban (born June 7, 1972) is a New Zealand actor. ...

Keith Urban, country singer Image File history File links Keith4. ... Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967), is a New Zealand-born, Australian-raised country music singer. ...

See also

• Pākehā

Pakeha is a New Zealand English word for European New Zealanders, that is, New Zealanders of predominantly European descent. ...

References

1. ^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2006-census-data/national-highlights/2006-census-quickstats-national-highlights.htm?page=para006Master
2. ^ http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2006-census-data/national-highlights/2006-census-quickstats-national-highlights.htm?page=para006Master

External links

Stats NZ site