China | New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
New Zealand and China have a long relationship going back to the 1840s. The first Chinese immigrant to New Zealand is thought to have been Appo Hocton, who arrived in Nelson in 1842. The first large scale arrival of Chinese to New Zealand occurred in the 1860s, initially for goldmining. Official contact began in 1912 with trade, missionary, immigration and other links. New Zealand and China