Greeks In New Zealand
There is a community of about 4,500 people of Greek descent in New Zealand.
Greek New Zealanders (Greek: Ελληνοζηλανδοί, Ellinozilandi) have a heavy concentration in Wellington, and to a lesser extent Christchurch and Auckland. Smaller communities of Greeks reside in Palmerston North, Wanganui, Dunedin, Hamilton and Napier.
Many Greek New Zealanders maintain their Greek identity through the observation of Greek customs and traditions, and their adherence to their Greek Orthodox (Christian) faith, whilst also assimilating into New Zealand society.
Read more about Greeks In New Zealand: Migration, Greek Communities, Greece–New Zealand Relations, New Zealand Honours
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“Could truth perhaps be a woman who has reasons for not permitting her reasons to be seen? Could her name perhaps be—to speak Greek—Baubo?... Oh, those Greeks! They understood how to live: to do that it is necessary to stop bravely at the surface, the fold, the skin, to adore the appearance, to believe in forms, in tones, in words, in the whole Olympus of appearance! Those Greeks were superficial—out of profundity!”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
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—Lawrence Kutner (20th century)