Новозеландски Срби Novozelandski Srbi | |
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| Total population | |
| 1,347 (2023)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Auckland,Wellington, andChristchurch | |
| Languages | |
| New Zealand English andSerbian | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodoxy (Serbian Orthodox Church) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Serbian Australians |
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Serbian New Zealanders orSerb New Zealanders areNew Zealand citizens of ethnicSerb descent orSerbia-born people living inNew Zealand.
Serbs began to immigrate to New Zealand, mostly individually, during the second half of the 19th century. In the 1940s, Serbian New Zealander potter Jovan Rancich designed many of the products of theCrown Lynn pottery range.[2]
There were recorded Serbs immigrants after theWorld War II, mostly as political immigrants. It was not until 1968 that the St. Sava Orthodox church and school was founded inWellington. They intended to build a church, however, some of the more active members died, and the younger ones began to move toAustralia for economic reasons, so due to small size of Serb community church was not built, and in 1981 the St. Sava orthodox church and school was abolished.
The largest number of Serbs immigrated after the outbreak of theYugoslav Wars in the 1990s. For the most part, they were highly qualified professionals. Nowadays, there are two Serbian Orthodox churches in New Zealand, in Wellington andAuckland.
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