European settlers in New Zealand
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European settlers in New Zealand, also known locally as Pākehā settlers, began arriving in the country in the early 19th century as settlers of various types, initially settling around the Bay of Islands mostly. Large-scale organised settlement and migration from the island of Great Britain to other regions in New Zealand began in the 1840s, such as to Wellington, Canterbury and Otago regions.