Polish refugees land in New Zealand
Facts
1. In 1943 the Prime Minister invited 700 polish children to NZ for the duration of the war.
2. Kids were on trains and when they got to a station people would give them ice cream and lollies. But they didn't know what it was.
3. They couldn't ask about anything because they didn't speak English.
4. Lots of the children died on the way. They were lucky to have their siblings with them.
5. Lots of their parents died in war.
6. Most of the refugees decided to settle into NZ after the war.