Poland in New Zealand

Presentation highlights growing up and successfully integrating of Polish Children into New Zealand way of life, while maintaining their Polish culture and passing it down through the generations. Their integration is a success story. Polish Children, invited 75 years ago, made New Zealand their home and positively contributed to the country's development.

Pahiatua Children - a group of 733 Polish children, mostly orphans and half-orphans, who arrived in Wellington on 1 November 1944 upon the invitation by the New Zealand Government. This year we will observe the 76th anniversary of their arrival and we proudly present some of their contributions to their new homeland. The work has been edited and designed by Adam Manterys. 

We would like to thank everyone who contributed to this presentation. 

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