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。
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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.