Tongan New Zealanders

E47094

Pacific peoples in New Zealand ethnic group

Tongan New Zealanders are New Zealand residents or citizens of Tongan ancestry, forming one of the country’s largest and most vibrant Pacific Islander communities.

Aliases (2)

Kiwi Tongan ×1
New Zealand Tongan ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Pacific peoples in New Zealand → ethnic group →
ancestralOrigin	Tonga →
associatedWithEvent	Pasifika Festival → Polyfest →
celebrates	Pacific festivals in New Zealand → Tongan Language Week →
contributesTo	New Zealand church leadership → New Zealand music → New Zealand netball → New Zealand politics → New Zealand rugby league → New Zealand rugby union →
country	New Zealand →
culturalPractice	Tongan language maintenance → Tongan music → church-based community life → kava ceremonies → traditional Tongan dance →
ethnicOrigin	Tongan →
hasDiasporaConnectionsWith	Tongan Americans → Tongan Australians →
identityIncludes	New Zealand culture → Tongan culture →
languageSpoken	English → Tongan language →
majorMigrationWave	1970s →
migrationFrom	Tonga →
oftenIdentifiedAs	Kiwi Tongan → New Zealand Tongan →
oneOfLargestPacificGroupsIn	New Zealand →
partOf	Pacific Islander communities in New Zealand →
populationGroupOf	New Zealand population →
reasonForMigration	education → employment opportunities → family reunification →
religion	Catholicism → Christianity → Methodism → Pentecostalism →
settlementBegan	mid-20th century →
significantPopulationIn	Auckland → Christchurch → Hamilton → Mangere → Onehunga → Otahuhu → South Auckland → Wellington →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tongan New Zealanders ("Kiwi Tongan") → Tongan New Zealanders ("New Zealand Tongan") →	oftenIdentifiedAs
Pacific peoples →	hasSubgroup
Fijian New Zealanders →	relatedGroup