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Islam is the third-largest religion in New Zealand (1.3%) after Christianity (37.3%) and Hinduism (2.7%). Small numbers of Muslim immigrants from South Asia and eastern Europe settled in New Zealand from the early 1900s until the 1960s. Large-scale Muslim immigration began in the 1970s with the arrival of Indian Fijians, followed in the 1990s by refugees from various war-torn countries.
According to the 2018 New Zealand census, there are at least 57,276 Muslim New Zealanders across the country and it is a religious affiliation representing about 1.3% of the total population.[2]
The first Islamic centre in New Zealand opened in 1959 and there are now several mosques and two Islamic schools. The majority of Muslims in New Zealand are Sunni, with significant Shia and Ahmadiyya minorities.[3] The Ahmadiyya Community has translated the Qur'an into the Māori language.[4]
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- ^ "Koran's message of unity shared in te reo translation". The New Zealand Herald. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2019.