Two Norwegian settlements were established in New Zealand, one in Norsewood (located in the Seventy Mile Bush), and the other in the Manawatu, both in the southern half of the North Island.
In 1878 the number of Norwegian-born was said to be 1,213, and emigration from Norway died down then.
[2] Norsewood in New Zealand's Seventy Mile Bush started as a Norwegian settlement in 1872.
[6] New Zealand and Australia are two of the most popular countries for Norwegian students.
Half of the Norwegian students in New Zealand and Australia are members of ANSA - the Association of Norwegian Students Abroad.