Pope John Paul II in Wellington
It was a Sunday when the Polish-born Pope stood at Wellington’s once grand Athletic Park in Newtown before 25,000 people on November 23, 1986.
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Poles settle at Carterton
Polish immigrants assisted by the New Zealand government arrive in the area in 1876. One of those families being the Szutkowski family from Gdansk.
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The Polish Association in Christchurch
The Polish Association in Christchurch has existed since the early 1950s. It was formally registered in New Zealand as an Incorporated Society on 3rd July 2001.
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Pope John Paul II at Christchurch
Pope John Paul II flew to Christchurch the following morning where he held an ecumenical liturgy at the Catholic cathedral and celebrated mass at Lancaster Park on November 24, 1986.
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