In 2018 , the Assyrian community of New Zealand unveiled a monument at Makara Cemetery in Wellington dedicated to the New Zealanders who fought and died to rescue Assyrians during the Assyrian genocide . The Holy Cross Primary School in Wellington began teaching about Assyrian New Year as a subject through the '' Intensive Oral Language Program '' , where students learn about Assyrian culture , language and heritage . Majority of Assyrians in New Zealand adhere to churches of the Syriac Christian tradition . These churches include the : Chaldean Catholic Church , Assyrian Church of the East , Ancient Church of the East and the Syriac Orthodox Church . According to the 2013 Census : The statistic of the number of Assyrians in New Zealand may be inaccurate as many Assyrians would identify as Iraqi or Middle Eastern before Assyrian when completing the Census .
Assyrian genocide
Assyrian genocide
Assyrians in New Zealand