List of New Zealanders of Chinese descent

This is a list of New Zealand people, some or all of whose ancestors originated in China.

Art

• Luise Fong, painter, Malaysian Chinese descent
• Denise Kum, artist
• Rozana Lee, artist, Indonesian Chinese descent
• Tanja McMillan (Misery), artist, Tahitian-Chinese descent
• Bev Moon, artist, Forth generation Chinese New Zealander, Poll Tax descendant
• Guy Ngan, artist, born in New Zealand
• Buck Nin, artist, Māori and Chinese descent
• Yuk King Tan, artist
• Brent Wong, painter, born in New Zealand ^[1]

Business people

• Tom Ah Chee co-founder of the Foodtown supermarket chain and Georgie Pie fast food restaurant chain
• Mai Chen, prominent constitutional lawyer; chair of the short-lived Pan Asian Congress of 2002; 1970s generation and 1.5 generation Taiwanese migrant New Zealander
• Chew Chong (born between 1827 and 1844), merchant ^[2]
• Appo Hocton (c.1823–26 September 1920), Chinese-born New Zealand servant, landlord, carter and farmer ^[3]
• Ron Sang architect, art collector, art exhibitor and publisher of New Zealand art books
• Charles Sew Hoy (1836–1901), merchant, gold prospector, and Chinese leader

Film and Television

• Yoson An (born 1992), actor, born in Macau
• Michelle Ang (born 1983), New Zealand film and television actress; regular cast member on the Australian show Neighbours, won "Best Actress in A Feature Film" at New Zealand Film and Television Awards 2011 for My Wedding and Other Secrets
• Jess Hong, actress
• Li Ming Hu, known for her role as Li Mei Chen on New Zealand's popular TV show Shortland Street ; second-generation New Zealander of Singaporean and Taiwanese parentage
• Raybon Kan, comedian, second-generation New Zealander of Mainland Chinese parentage
• Roseanne Liang, filmmaker; writer and director of the feature film My Wedding and Other Secrets and the short film Banana in a Nutshell
• Geeling Ng, model and actress, born in 1960 in New Zealand; known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), Illustrious Energy (1988) and Desperate Remedies (1993) ^[4]
• Ant Sang, comic book artist and graphic designer, best known for his work on the Bro'Town television series and the graphic novel Shaolin Burning
• Raven Tao, model, television host, actress and former radio DJ based in Hong Kong ^[5]

Journalists and writers

• Chiu Kwok-chun (1884–1957), journalist, political reformer, newspaper editor, baptist missionary and community leader.
• Tze Ming Mok, cultural commentator, blogger and literary writer; second generation New Zealander of Chinese Singaporean and Malaysian parentage ^[6]
• Chris Tse, writer and poet. Author of How to be Dead in a Year of Snakes and He's So MASC. ^{[7] [8]}
• Alison Wong (born 1960), 'Old Generation' Cantonese; poet and fiction writer; born in Hastings, New Zealand ^[9]
• Jack Yan, graphic designer and publisher of fashion magazine Lucire ; 1.5 generation Hong Kong migrant New Zealander; pioneer in font software; new-media fashion publishing ^[10]
• Emma Ng, Writer, curator

Music

• Bic Runga, singer/songwriter, of Māori (indigenous New Zealander) and Chinese Malaysian parentage
• Boh Runga, New Zealand recording artist; lead singer and guitarist in New Zealand rock band Stellar; older sister of Bic Runga and Pearl Runga, who are also musicians
• Wing, singer, emigrated from Hong Kong

Politics

• Carlos Cheung, Member of Parliament 2023–Present
• Peter Chin, lawyer, Mayor of Dunedin; 'Old Generation' Cantonese New Zealander
• Meng Foon, Mayor of Gisborne; 'Old Generation' Cantonese New Zealander
• Raymond Huo, Member of Parliament 2008–2014 and 2017–2020; first-generation mainland Chinese
• Nancy Lu, Member of Parliament 2023–Present
• Kenneth Wang, former ACT party MP 2004–2005; came to New Zealand in 1986; graduated from Auckland University with a master's degree in fine Arts in 1988; founder of advertising and media agency Brandwork
• Pansy Wong, New Zealand's first ethnic Chinese MP 1996–2011; first Asian MP and first Asian Cabinet Minister; 1970s generation Hong Kong migrant New Zealander of Shanghai heritage
• Lawrence Xu-Nan, New Zealand politician

Sports

• Li Chunli, gold medal-winning table tennis champion, 1980s generation migrant New Zealander and Mainland Chinese ^[11]
• Ben Lam (born 1991), nephew of Pat. Competed internationally for the New Zealand Men's Sevens (2012-2016). Currently plays wing for the Hurricanes of Super Rugby. Grew up in Kowloon Hong Kong.
• Pat Lam (born 1968), New Zealand-born rugby union coach of Samoan and Chinese/Hong Kong descent.
• Nigel Ah Wong also known as Nigel Lam Ah Wong, center/wing for Counties Manukau and Top League Kobelco Steelers. Ah Wong is a cousin of Ben and nephew of Pat.
• Tyla Nathan-Wong, New Zealand Women's Sevens (2012–14); Maori Women's Sevens (2012); Auckland Women's Sevens (2012–13); NZ Women's Touch team (2010–present); NZ U19 Women's Touch Team (2011) ^[12]

References

1. "Home". brentwong-painter.com.
2. "Chew Chong".
3. "Appo Hocton – Jumped ship to become first Chinese Immigrant to New Zealand". www.theprow.org.nz.
4. "Geeling Ching". IMDb .
5. "Raven Tao". "Raven Tao isn't your average model, actress, TV host and radio personality—she also has 'real estate agent' and 'law student' on her résumé." HK Magazine^{[ dead link ]}
6. Mok, Tze Ming (5 December 2007). "Yellow Peril • Public Address". publicaddress.net.
7. Auckland University Press
8. "| New Zealand Book Council". www.bookcouncil.org.nz. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
9. Alison Wong joins Shanghai International Program Booksellers ^{[ dead link ]}
10. "Home". jackyan.com.
11. "New Zealand Olympic Committee".^{[ dead link ]}
12. "Tyla Nathan-Wong | allblacks.com". Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.