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Tamil New Zealanders
Total population
	3,000
Languages
	Tamil; New Zealand English;
Religion
	Hinduism; Christianity; Islam;
Related ethnic groups
	Sri Lankan Tamils; Indian Tamils;

Tamil New Zealanders are New Zealand citizens and residents of Tamil ethnicity or ancestry. An estimated number of 3000 Tamils currently reside in the country.^[1] In the 2013 New Zealand census, there were 303 Indian Tamils and 732 Sri Lankan Tamils who were usually residents.^[2]

Notable Tamil New Zealanders

Brannavan Gnanalingam - Novelist and film critic
Sabby Jey- Model and Actress
Ahi Karunaharan - Actor, Writer, Director, Musician and Producer^[3]
Mayu Pasupati, Jaffna-born New Zealand cricketer
Vanushi Walters - Human rights activist, lawyer, and politician^[4]

Tamil Societies

Canterbury TAMIL Society
Wellington Tamil Society Inc
Wellington Muthamizh Sangam
New Zealand Tamil Society
Auckland Tamil Association Inc
Dunedin Tamil Society
Muth Tamil Sangam Inc.
Tamil Society Waikato Incorporated

References

^ "History of the Tamil Diaspora". V. Sivasupramaniam. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
^ "2013 Census totals by topic - Table 7". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Dann, Jennifer (11 June 2019). "Jennifer Dann's 12 Questions with Ahi Karunaharan: 'We need to stop and listen'". New Zealand Herald.
^ "Sri Lankan born Vanushi makes her maiden speech in NZ Parliament". Daily Mirror. 4 December 2020.

[murugan-1] "History of the Tamil Diaspora". V. Sivasupramaniam. Retrieved 11 April 2015.

[2] "2013 Census totals by topic - Table 7". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[3] Dann, Jennifer (11 June 2019). "Jennifer Dann's 12 Questions with Ahi Karunaharan: 'We need to stop and listen'". New Zealand Herald.

[4] "Sri Lankan born Vanushi makes her maiden speech in NZ Parliament". Daily Mirror. 4 December 2020.

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