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Archives New Zealand has produced the useful [http://archives.govt.nz/research/guides/migration '''Migration Reference Guide'''] to the history of migration in New Zealand and the records generated. <br>
Archives New Zealand has produced the useful [http://archives.govt.nz/research/guides/migration '''Migration Reference Guide'''] to the history of migration in New Zealand and the records generated. <br>


Immigration into New Zealand can be broken into the following time periods:
:*Before 1839 (no passenger lists)
:*1839-1850 - Mainly New Zealand Company passengers and emigrants under government assistance
:*1840-1843 - Government programs.
:*1853-1870 - Immigrants given assisted passage by provincial governments.
:*1870-1888 - Immigrants assisted by the national government, known as the "Vogel Scheme".
:*1883-1973 - Lists of all passengers, not just assisted immigrants; lists of departing passengers as well.
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Passenger lists are not the only types of records generated by emigrants/immigrants. Emigration and immigration records are those generated by people leaving one country (emigrating) and coming into another (immigrating). These records include:  
Passenger lists are not the only types of records generated by emigrants/immigrants. Emigration and immigration records are those generated by people leaving one country (emigrating) and coming into another (immigrating). These records include:  
*Permissions to emigrate  
*Permissions to emigrate  
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