Iraqi New Zealanders Total population 6,024 Iraq-born[1] Regions with significant populations Wellington, Auckland Languages New Zealand English, Iraqi Arabic, Kurdish, South Azeri, Neo-Aramaic, Mandaic, Hebrew Religion Predominantly Christian (mostly Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic), and Muslim, with Judaism Related ethnic groups Arabs, Armenians, Assyrians, Azerbaijanis, Iranians, Mizrahi Jews, Turks, Some descendants New Zealanders