Joe Kum Yung memorial, Haining Street.
New Zealand Chinese communities have a long history in Wellington, New Zealand, with the earliest Chinese settling in Wellington around the 1860s[1] when John Ah Tong set up a carpentry business in Willis Street[1][2]. Chinese didn't arrive in significant numbers until the 1880s[3], some 40 years after Wong Ah Poo Hoc Ting (aka Appo Hocton) jumped ship in Nelson to become the first Chinese migrant to New Zealand[4][5][6], and only a few years after the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce invited Chinese miners to Otago[7]
Early Chinese activity in Wellington historically centred around Haining Street and Frederick Street, and Sage's Lane, which was unofficially known as Wellington's Chinatown, or 'Tong Yan Gaai' (Chinese People's Street).
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Timespanner. (2018, December 11). Timespanner: Early Chinese in Wellington. Retrieved 10 December 2018, from https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2018/12/early-chinese-in-wellington.html
- ↑ Early Chinese Settlers in New Zealand. (2020, January 31). BEACON. http://www.bhb.nz/63/post/2020/01/early-chinese-settlers-in-new-zealand.html
- ↑ Wellington City Council. (2013). Thematic Heritage Study of Wellington. Retrieved 8 November 2017, from https://wellington.govt.nz/~/media/services/community-and-culture/heritage/files/thematic-heritage-study.pdf?la=en
- ↑ The Prow, & Stade, K. (2008). Appo Hocton – Jumped ship to become first Chinese Immigrant to New Zealand. Retrieved August 31, 2017, from http://www.theprow.org.nz/people/appo-hocton/#.Waht38ig-Uk
- ↑ HO, D. K. T. (2016). Appo HOCTON. Retrieved November 29, 2017, from https://www.objectaffection.com/appohocton/
- ↑ Appo Hocton panel unveiling. (2020, August 19). Our Nelson. https://our.nelson.govt.nz/stories/appo-hocton-panel-unveiling/
- ↑ New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga, & Spoonley, P. (2017, August 1). Welcoming Chinese miners, 1865 [Web page]. Retrieved 25 September 2017, from https://teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/28172/welcoming-chinese-miners-1865
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* 1908 Wah Kee Bros. of £3 3s, to Wellington Hospital - - 1970/01/01 00:00
- #OnThisDay 6 November, 1908, The New Zealand Times reported a donation from Wah Kee Bros. of £3 3s, to Wellington Hospital. The total sum raised by the Chinese residents was £111 8s....
* 1898 Shearers' Accommodation Act - - 1970/01/01 00:00
- Shearers' Accommodation Act enacted #OnThisDay 5 Nov 1898. Section 8: When any person of the Chinese race is employed in or about any shearing-shed the employer to provide separate & distinct slee...
* 1908 The Wellington Hospital Trustees have received a donation of £111 subscribed by 162 Chinese residents of the city. - - 1970/01/01 00:00
- CHINESE CHARITY. West Coast Times reported #OnThisDay 4 November 1908. The Wellington Hospital Trustees have received a donation of £111 subscribed by 162 Chinese residents of the city....
* 1911 Molly Ting (nee Low) born Blenheim - - 1970/01/01 00:00
- Molly Ting (nee Low) born in Blenheim #OnThisDay 3 Nov 1911; The 4th child of Chong Lee in a family of 8 children. Her parents migrated from China & set up Chong Lee & Co fruit and vegetable s...
* 1908 Wellington Chinese donate to hospital - - 1970/01/01 00:00
- #OnThisDay 3 Nov 1908: Evening Post reports #Chinese of #Wellington are maintaining traditions of generosity to public institutions. Wellington Hospital Trustees showed £111 8s had been voluntarily su...