Portuguese New Zealanders
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Portuguese 1,365 New Zealanders Roughly 0.03% of New Zealand's population | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese · New Zealand English Portuguese Creole | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism · Protestantism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Portuguese · Portuguese Australian · Portuguese Canadian · Portuguese Brazilian · Portuguese American |
Portuguese New Zealanders are either Portuguese who migrated to New Zealand, or New Zealanders of Portuguese descent. According to the 2018 New Zealand census, 447 residents of the country declared Portugal to be the place of their birth, and it is estimated that Portuguese migrants and their descendants number approximately 1,365, up from 900 in 2006, and 1000 in 1996.
On 22 April 2010, Portuguese New Zealanders were recognised by the Office of Ethnic Affairs as an official community of New Zealand, having tied the 70th ribbon to Parliament's mooring stone on the Parliament House Galleria. The Portuguese Embassy in Canberra, Australia is accredited to New Zealand, while there are two honorary Portuguese consulates in New Zealand, one in Wellington and the other in Auckland, both of which operate through the Portuguese Consulate-General in Sydney.
As well as having been recognised as an official community, the Portuguese in New Zealand hold several annual meetings and celebrations such as Portugal Day, and are organised through a friendship association.