Assyrians in New Zealand
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 900 (2022) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Wellington and Auckland | |
| Languages | |
| Neo-Aramaic, English | |
| Religion | |
| Syriac Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Assyrian Australians |
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Assyrians in New Zealand are New Zealanders of Assyrian descent or Assyrians who have New Zealand citizenship. The Assyrian community in New Zealand began in the 1990s when refugees from Iraq and Iran settled in the country.
The majority of Assyrian New Zealanders live in Auckland, in the suburbs of Manurewa and Papatoetoe. They have an Assyrian church of the East and Chaldean Catholic Church. Wellington has a sizeable Assyrian population consisting of several hundred people. Smaller communities can be found in Miramar, Newtown, Strathmore, and in the Island Bay area.