Why are people migrating from New Zealand to Australia?

Since New Zealand was declared a British colony in 1840 there has been an ongoing exchange of people across the Tasman Sea. Migration was easy because New Zealanders were able to come to Australia without travel documents, and the arrangement was reciprocal.

Can Kiwis move to Australia now?

Most NZ citizens can visit, live and work in Australia without applying for a tourist or work visa. NZ permanent residents need to apply for visas to Australia.

How many Kiwis live in USA?

Those Americans who have full or partial ancestry from New Zealand are often called New Zealand Americans or Kiwi-Americans. According to surveys taken in 2010, there are about 20,000 New Zealand Americans living in the US.

What was the Second World War like in New Zealand?

The Second World War was the greatest conflict ever to engulf the world. It took the lives of 50 million people, including one in every 150 New Zealanders, and shaped the world that we have lived in ever since. New Zealand was involved for all but three of the 2179 days of the war — a commitment on a par only with Britain and Australia.

What is the relationship between New Zealand and the United States?

New Zealand’s relationship with the United States in the post-World War II period was closely associated with the 1951 Australia-New Zealand-United States (ANZUS) security treaty, under which signatories agreed to consult in case of an attack in the Pacific and to “act to meet the common danger.”

How many New Zealanders died in WW2?

The population of New Zealand in 1940 was about 1,600,000. About 140,000 New Zealand men and women served, 104,000 in 2NZEF, the rest in the British or New Zealand naval or air forces. Fatal casualties during the conflict numbered 11,928 (Commonwealth War Graves Commission figures).

What were the challenges of New Zealand’s post-war economy?

Many of the challenges of New Zealand ’s post-war economy arose out of wartime developments. The war unsettled economic patterns and relationships and triggered a short-lived boom and then a depression in the early 1920s.