{{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}{{Infobox ethnic group| | group = Czech New Zealanders<br />''Čeští Novozélanďané'' | caption = | popplace = [[Auckland]] | langs = [[New Zealand English|New Zealand English]], [[Czech language|Czech]] | related_groups = [[Czech Australians]], [[Slovak Australians]], [[Czech Canadians]], [[Czech Americans]] | native_name = | native_name_lang = | population = '''1 740''' | rels = [[Irreligion]] (majority){{·}}[[Roman Catholic]] (minority) }} '''Czechs New Zealanders''' is a term used for residents of New Zealand who are of [[Czechs|Czech nationality]] or Czech descent. According to [[Statistics New Zealand]], in 2018, there were 1,740 Czechs living in New Zealand, with approximately one-third of them residing in the [[Auckland Region]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 Census ethnic group summaries {{!}} Stats NZ |url=https://www.stats.govt.nz/tools/2018-census-ethnic-group-summaries/czech |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=www.stats.govt.nz}}</ref> [[File:Frederick Turnovsky.jpg|thumb|Frederick Turnovsky, one of the most notable Czech New Zealanders]]{{Czechs}} The migration of Czechs to New Zealand began during the European settlement of the country in the second half of the 19th century. A larger number of Czechs arrived in New Zealand after 1968.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Trade |first=New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and |title=Czech Republic |url=https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/countries-and-regions/europe/czech-republic |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
The Czech community in New Zealand is represented by the organization CANZA (Czech Australian New Zealand Association), which is based in [[Prague]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=CANZA :: Home |url=http://www.canza.cz |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=www.canza.cz}}</ref>
== Notable Czech New Zealanders == * [[Frederick Turnovsky]] (1916–1994), businessman and patron of the arts * [[Jindra Tichá]] (1937), writer * [[Hana Guy]] (1969), tennis player * [[Lizzie Marvelly]] (1989), singer * [[Helene Ritchie]] (1945), local politician in [[Wellington]] * [[Janinka Greenwood]] (1947), writer * [[Joseph Pawelka]] (1887–?), criminal * [[Jos Divis]] (1885–1967), photographer
== See also == {{portal|New Zealand|Czech Republic }} * [[Czech diaspora|Czech Diaspora]] * [[Europeans in Oceania]] * [[European New Zealanders]] * [[Immigration to New Zealand]] * [[Czech Australians]] == References == <references />{{Czech diaspora}}{{Immigration to New Zealand}} [[Category:New Zealand people of Czech descent| ]] [[Category:European diaspora in New Zealand]]