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Ernest Adams - Born in England in 1892, he came to NZ in 1921. Establishing a bakery business that made him a household name, his products are still to be found in supermarkets all over NZ.

Migrant case studies

Click on the links below for stories about new migrants that are making the most of their new home in New Zealand.
  • Adela Cretiou – Biologist in Natural and Agricultural Science

    “Jude was the key to my new life. I think if it wasn’t for her I would still be milking cows somewhere near Rakaia.” Adela Cretiou is Romanian and even though it’s been over a year since then, the quietly spoken agricultural biologist shudders at the thought of her first job in New Zealand.

  • Terri Clements - An imperfect beauty

    The beauty of the Taranaki landscape is inspiring a young Irish designer as she establishes her own fashion label in her new home.

  • Hyo Sup Bae - From billion dollar bonds to big birds

    The middle of dairy farming country in the heart of the North Island is one of the more unlikely places to find an ostrich farm.  It’s an even more unlikely place to find a former stock market dealer from South Korea .  But the small rural town of Galatea, in the Bay of Plenty, is where Hyo Sup Bae set up his ostrich farm five and a half years ago.

  • Jane Lumb - Business migrant

    A career in complementary medicine has brought Englishwoman Jane Lumb to New Zealand under a long term business visa. Jane and her husband Ian have lived in Wellington since June 2002, and she has established a business within Haight Ashbury Boutique salon in the centre of the city.


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