Spanish language in New Zealand

The Spanish language began to be used in New Zealand with some regularity from the 1960s and early 1970s, mainly by immigrants from the Spanish-speaking countries of South America and some from Central America, Mexico, Spain, and Gibraltar.Latin Americans – Te Ara Encyclopedia1. – Latin Americans – Te Ara EncyclopediaOther Western Europeans – Te Ara Encyclopedia2. – Other Western Europeans – Te Ara Encyclopedia3. – Other Western Europeans – Te Ara Encyclopedia

Statistics +Spanish speakers in New Zealand Census Quantity Percentage 1996 10 692 0.2885% 2001Language Spoken (Total Responses)(1)(2) by Sex "for the Census Usually Resident Population Count, 1996 and 2001" Statistics New Zealand. 14 676 0.3789% 2006 Language Spoken (Total Responses)(1) for the Census Usually Resident Population Count, 2006 Statistics New Zealand. 21 645 0.5202% 2013Language Spoken for the 2013 Census totals by topic Statistics New Zealand. 26 979 0.6023%

See also Spanish New Zealanders

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