Total population | |
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11,907 13,435 (Japanese citizenship) |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington | |
Languages | |
NZ English and Japanese | |
Religion | |
Buddhism, Christianity, Shinto, Non-Religious | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Japanese diaspora, Japanese Australians |
Japanese New Zealanders (日系ニュージーランド人 Nikkei Nyūjirando-jin?) are New Zealand citizens of Japanese ancestry, which may include Japanese immigrants and descendants born in New Zealand.
There are weekend supplementary Japanese education programmes in Auckland, Canterbury/Christchurch, and Wellington.