Which European groups settled in New Zealand after British colonization began?

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While the vast majority of European immigrants to New Zealand were of British extraction, several other groups settled in the country following the commencement of British colonization in 1840.

Beyond the British, notable European groups included immigrants from Scandinavia, Germany, Greece, Italy, and the Balkans. Additionally, there was an influx of central Europeans between World War I and World War II, followed by a large body of Dutch immigrants who arrived after the conclusion of the second world war.1