The Assyrian community in New Zealand began in the 1990s when refugees from Iraq and Iran settled in the country.
[citation needed] The majority of Assyrian New Zealanders live in Auckland, in the suburbs of Manurewa and Papatoetoe.
Smaller communities can be found in Miramar, Newtown, Strathmore, and in the Island Bay area.
[2] The Holy Cross Primary School in Wellington began teaching about Assyrian New Year as a subject through the Intensive Oral Language Program, where students learn about Assyrian culture, language and heritage.
[3] Majority of Assyrians in New Zealand adhere to churches of the Syriac Christian tradition.