The term New Zealand European refers to New Zealanders of European descent who identify as New Zealand Europeans rather than some other ethnic group. Most European New Zealanders are of British and Irish ancestry, with smaller percentages of other European ancestries such as Croatians, Germans, French, Dutch, Scandinavian and South Slav.
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