Friday 1 November 2019

Facts about when the Polish refugees land in New Zealand

1. in 1994 733 children were shipped to NZ to get away from war-torn Europe.
2. some children died on the way to NZ due to weakness.
3. A camp for the children called Little Poland was made near Pahīatua in Wairarapa.
4. after the war most of the refugees chose to stay in NZ after the war was over
5. around 1.7 million children and adults from Poland were placed in labor camps in Siberia.
6. while almost all of the past soldiers joined free Polish forces fighting on the Allied side.