Abstract:
A large number of Dutch migrants have entered New Zealand agriculture since the second world war. This thesis aims to
account for their distribution, the types of agriculture entered and progress made.
Research emphases have been on the process of farm acquisition, on whether the migrants constitute a markedly distinctive element
in New Zealand agriculture and whether Dutch background is in any significant way reflected on the migrant operated farms.
A secondary aim was to provide some measure of comparison between Dutch migrants in the urban and rural sectors of the economy.