Can I read about the early settler Chinese community in Chinese characters?

人頭稅納稅人和他們的後代構成了紐西蘭華人「早期移民」社群。這個族群中的家庭和鄉村網絡彼此連結，而且全都來自廣東省的南方各縣市。1866到1960年間的所有紐西蘭華人都屬於這個社群。

Can we get a grant for sending people on training courses?

Poll tax payers and their descendants comprise the 'early settler' Chinese community in New Zealand. It is a community linked by family and village networks, and common geographic origin - all came from a cluster of counties in the south of Guangdong [Canton] province. From 1866 to 1960 all Chinese New Zealanders were part of this community.

What was the New Zealand government's apology for?

In 2002, the New Zealand government formally apologised to the early settler Chinese community for the actions of previous governments that imposed a poll tax on Chinese persons entering New Zealand and other discriminatory statutes.

紐西蘭政府在 2002 年向華人早期移民正式道歉，因為前政府向移民紐西蘭的華人課徵人頭稅，並頒佈過其他歧視性法令。