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David MacNish
David MacNish ( 1812 – 10 April 1863) was a New Zealand interpreter, labourer, bricklayer, farmer and Pākehā Māori. He was born in Trelawny Parish, Jamaica in 1812 or 1813, the son of a Scottish-born estate overseer, David MacNish Sr. and Rebecca Mulloy, a slave woman of mixed Irish and African ancestry - so he was also a slave, until manumitted by his father in 1820. He was educated in Scotland and England, and travelled to India and Australia before settling in New Zealand at Raglan Harbour Raglan is a small beachside town located 48 km west of Hamilton, New Zealand on State Highway 23. It is known for its surfing, and volcanic black sand beaches. History The Ngāti Māhanga iwi occupied the area around Raglan in the lat ... and marrying Te Ani, the daughter of the local paramount chief, Te Moanaroa. They had seven children, all of whom went by the slightly altered surname, McNeish. References 1807 births 1863 deaths New Zealand farmers Interpreter ...
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Pākehā Māori
Pākehā Māori were early European settlers (known as Pākehā in the Māori language) who lived among the Māori in New Zealand. History Many Pākehā Māori were runaway seamen or escaped Australian convicts who settled in Māori communities by choice."Cultural go-betweens, Pākehā–Māori"
Te Ara They often found a welcome, took wives and were treated as Māori, particularly in the first two decades of the 19th century. The rarity of Europeans in New Zealand and the importance of trade in European goods (particularly muskets) made Pākehā Māori highly prized for their trading skills. Some achieved a degree of prestige among the Māori and fought in battle with their adopted '''' (tribes) in the

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Immigrants To New Zealand
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and other short-term stays in a destination country do not fall under the definition of immigration or migration; seasonal labour immigration is sometimes included, however. As for economic effects, research suggests that migration is beneficial both to the receiving and sending countries. Research, with few exceptions, finds that immigration on average has positive economic effects on the native population, but is mixed as to whether low-skilled immigration adversely affects low-skilled natives. Studies show that the elimination of barriers to migration would have profound effects on world GDP, with estimates of gains ranging between 67 and 147 percent for the scenarios in which 37 to 53 percent of the developing countries' workers migrate t ...
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