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Iranian New Zealanders (Template:Lang-fa), informally known as Persian Kiwis, are New Zealanders of Iranian national background or descent who are expatriates or permanent immigrants, and their descendants. The 2006 census found that 2,895 New Zealanders were born in Iran, although the figure of Iranian New Zealanders will be higher than this as many of them are born in another country.

Migration history

Most Iranian New Zealanders came to New Zealand after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. The community expanded in the early 1980s and 1990s during the Iran–Iraq War and its aftermath. However most Iranian emigrants since 2010 are professionals who revived their residence permit through emigration programs.

Demography

Around half of Iranians in New Zealand are Muslim, but those of Christian background are also present. Among Iranian migrants there are also Bahá'ís who had been persecuted for their religion in Iran. From 1987 to 1989, 142 Bahá'ís arrived in New Zealand as refugees.

Notable people

• Rasoul Amani, New Zealand wrestler who represented New Zealand in Graeco-Roman wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Nazanin "Naz" Khanjani, a contestant in Season 2 of The Bachelor NZ (aired on TV3), a reality dating show. She was born in Tehran (the capital of Iran), and moved to New Zealand at the age of 4.
• Golriz Ghahraman, New Zealand politician, member of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, elected in 2017 member of parliament in the House of representatives in the 52nd New Zealand Parliament.

See also

• Iranian Australians
• Iranian diaspora

References

1. ^ Veitch, James; Tinawi, Dalia, "Middle Eastern peoples: Facts and figures", for Culture and Heritage Te Ara: The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, ISBN 978-0-478-18451-8 {{citation}}: Check |url= value (help)
2. Veitch, James; Tinawi, Dalia, "Middle Eastern peoples: Other Middle Eastern peoples", Te Ara: The Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, ISBN 978-0-478-18451-8
3. Prasad, Vanita (2010-12-09), "Baha'i marchers celebrate freedom", Stuff.co.nz, retrieved 2011-09-15
4. "New Zealand refugee timeline", Stuff.co.nz, 2009-06-20, retrieved 2011-09-15
5. "The mysterious past of The Bachelor's Naz". NZ Herald. 2016-03-09. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
6. "The Bachelor NZ: Troublemaker Naz is a bodybuilder and model who lives in Brisbane". Stuff. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2016-07-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• New Zealand - Iran Friendship Association (NIFA)

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