Asajiro Noda

Noda Asajiro
Born(1868-01-17)January 17, 1868
Tomioka, Japan
Died(1942-07-09)July 9, 1942
Batley, Kaipara Harbour, Northland
SpouseRihi Tipene Te Ahu

Asajiro Noda (野田 朝次郎, Noda Asajirō, 1868–1942) was a New Zealand seaman, cashier, gum-digger and farmer.[1] He was born in Japan, and left when he was about 10, spending several years as a sailor before arriving in Bluff sometime in the 1890s.[2] He is noted as the first Japanese settler in New Zealand.[2]

  1. ^ Oliver, Steven. "Noda Asajiro". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Pio, Edwina (2010). Longing & Belonging: Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and African peoples in New Zealand. Wellington: Dunmore Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1877399-50-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)