Assyrians in New Zealand are New Zealanders of Assyrian descent or Assyrians who have New Zealand citizenship. The Assyrian community in NZ began in the 1990s when refugees from Iraq and Iran settled in the country. The majority of Assyrian New Zealanders live in Auckland in Suburbs of Manurewa and Papatoetoe, They have a Assyrian church of the east and Chaldean Catholic Church. Wellington has a sizeable Assyrian population consisting of several hundred people, Communities can be found in Miramar, Newtown, Strathmore, Island bay area.