European New Zealanders
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New Zealanders of European descent are mostly of British and Irish ancestry, with significantly smaller percentages of other European ancestries such as Germans, Poles, French, Dutch, Croats and other
Scottish Highland family preparing to embark for New Zealand in 1844
Plaque commemorating the first meeting of the Canterbury Association in Charing Cross, London. The association would go on to found Canterbury, New Zealand, in 1850.
James Busby.
The New Zealand flag is raised in the Bridge of Remembrance during an Anzac Day parade in Christchurch, New Zealand.
European Australians
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European Australians, or Australians of European descent, are citizens or residents of Australia whose ancestry, or part of it, is traced back to the peoples of the area now described as Europe. They
A pioneering settler family, circa 1900.
Sir Henry Parkes.
Children wave Australian flags during an Anzac Day parade in Palmerston, Australia.
Australian comedian, actor and satirist Barry Humphries was of English and Irish heritage.