| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 2 million[1] (of full or partial ancestry) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nation-wide | |
| Languages | |
| English | |
| Religion | |
| Historically or traditionally Christianity, usually Anglican or other Protestant, with smaller Catholic minority. Increasingly irreligious | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pākehā |
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English New Zealanders are New Zealanders of English descent, or English-born people currently living in New Zealand. After British explorer James Cook arrived in New Zealand in 1769, many non-Polynesians began to visit and settle in New Zealand, particularly whalers, sealers, and ex-convicts from Australia, often of British (including English) ancestry.[2] After New Zealand became a colony of Britain in 1840, the country began to receive thousands of immigrants, with over 90% of them being from Britain and Ireland and about half of them coming from England.[3][4]
- ^ "English ethnic group".
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "History of immigration". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Summary". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Where did they come from?". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2021.