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Total population | |
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40,908 [1] 0.88% of the total New Zealander population (2018) | |
Languages | |
New Zealand English • Punjabi Hindi • Urdu • Māori | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 2,061 | — |
1996 | 2,817 | +36.7% |
2001 | 5,199 | +84.6% |
2006 | 9,507 | +82.9% |
2013 | 19,191 | +101.9% |
2018 | 40,908 | +113.2% |
2023 | — | |
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New Zealander Sikhs number over 40,000 people and account for 0.9% of New Zealand's population as of 2018, forming the country's fastest-growing and fifth-largest religious group.
Small numbers of Sikh immigrants from Punjab settled in New Zealand from the late 1800s. Large-scale Sikh immigration began after changes to immigration policies in the 1980s. The New Zealand Sikh Society was established in 1964 and first Sikh Gurdwara opened in 1977. [4]
The first identifiable Sikhs to arrive in New Zealand were two brothers - Phuman Singh and Bir Singh Gill from the Moga district of Punjab. Bir Singh was a herbalist who married and lived amongst the Māori on the North Island. [5] A small wave of Sikhs arrived in New Zealand between 1890 and 1910; mostly immigrants from Punjab. [6] Most Sikhs settled in Waikato, Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch.
There is a significant history of many Sikhs being dairy farmers throughout New Zealand,[ citation needed ] many of them being great pioneers. The majority are in the Waikato region and have been there for many generations. Much hard work was undertaken in terms of clearing scrub and tea trees to convert to farmland in the early years. Embracing the Māori culture was also an important aspect. Many of these farmers are well respected within and outside the community for the significant contribution they have made.
With the Sikh community in New Zealand increasing, the New Zealand Sikh Society was developed in 1964, and the first gurdwara was built in Hamilton in 1977 and another in 1986 in Ōtāhuhu. With the increasing number of Sikhs in New Zealand, an increasing number of gurdwaras have been established across the country. [7]
The number of people affiliating with the Sikh religion more than quadrupled since 2006. Papatoetoe in Auckland is considered to be the area with the most Sikhs in New Zealand and it has three sikh Gurudwaras in the suburb.
Region | 2018 New Zealand census [8] | |
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Pop. | % | |
Auckland | 23,832 | 1.52% |
Bay of Plenty | 4,842 | 1.57% |
Waikato | 4,074 | 0.89% |
Canterbury | 2,973 | 0.5% |
Wellington | 1,647 | 0.32% |
Hawke's Bay | 1,347 | 0.81% |
Otago | 510 | 0.23% |
Manawatū-Whanganui | 447 | 0.19% |
Northland | 315 | 0.18% |
Taranaki | 234 | 0.2% |
Southland | 210 | 0.22% |
Gisborne | 171 | 0.36% |
Marlborough | 123 | 0.26% |
Nelson | 102 | 0.2% |
Tasman | 51 | 0.1% |
West Coast | 33 | 0.1% |
![]() | 40,908 | 0.87% |
The New Zealand Central Sikh Association, a centralised representative Sikh body comprising 25 Gurdwaras and various other organisation from across New Zealand was officially formed on 18 September 2022 at the Sikh Library in Takanini. [9]
This is a list of Gurdwaras in New Zealand.
Name | Location | Region | |
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Begampura Gurdwara | 1/9 Vernon St, Papakura 2110 | Auckland | |
Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib Papakura | 7/46 Broadway, Papakura 2110 | Auckland | |
Gurdwara Jagat Guru Nanak Sahib | 29 Kilmarnock St, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011 | Canterbury | |
Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur | 23 Bryant Rd, Te Rapa, Hamilton 3200 | Waikato | |
Gurdwara Shri Fateh Sahib | Botanical Rd, West End, Palmerston North 4412 | Manawatu-Wanganui | |
Gurdwara Shri Guru Ravidass Temple Hastings | 193 Havelock Nth Road, Hastings | Hawke's Bay | |
Gurdwara Sikh Sangat Tauranga | 43 Burrows St, Tauranga South, Tauranga 3112 | Bay of Plenty | |
Gurdwara Singh Sabha Christchurch | 537 Ferry Rd, Woolston, Christchurch 8023 | Canterbury | |
Gurdwara Sri Dasmesh Darbar | 158 Kolmar Rd, Papatoetoe 2025 | Auckland | |
Gurdwara Sri Guru Amardas Sahib Ji | 24 Ward Ave, Fenton Park, Rotorua 3010 | Bay of Plenty | |
Gurdwara Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Patshahi 6 | 84 Lady Ruby Dr, Dannemora 2013 | Auckland | |
Gurdwara Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib | 3034 Great North Rd, New Lynn 0600 | Auckland | |
Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Otahuhu | 120 Princes St, Otahuhu 1062 | Auckland | |
Gurdwara Sri Guru Ravidas Temple | 1998 Great S Rd, Bombay 2675 | Auckland | |
Gurdwara Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | 24 Dunnotar Rd, Papatoetoe 2025 | Auckland | |
Gurdwara Sri Kalgidhar Sahib Takanini | 70 Takanini School Rd, Takanini 2112 | Auckland | |
Gurdwara Sri Kalgidhar Sahib Tauranga | 322 Cheyne Rd, Pyes Pa 3112 | Bay of Plenty | |
Hastings Gurdwara | 402 Eastbourne St E, Hastings 4122 | Hawke's Bay | |
Linwood Gurdwara | 692 Gloucester St, Linwood, Christchurch 8062 | Canterbury | |
Nanaksar Thath Isher Darbar | 100 Great South Rd, Manurewa 2102 | Auckland | |
New Zealand Sikh Society Hamilton | 6391 Te Rapa Rd, Horotiu 3288 | Waikato | |
North Shore Gurdwara | 128 Sunnybrae Rd, Hillcrest 0627 | Auckland | |
Palmerston North Gurdwara | 7 Amesbury St, Palmerston North 4410 | Manawatu-Wanganui | |
Sri Guru Singh Sabha | 127 Shirley Rd, Papatoetoe 2025 | Auckland | |
Wellington Gurudwara | 4-10 Vogel St, Naenae, Lower Hutt 5011 | Wellington | |
Whangarei Gurudwara Sahib | 23 Water St, Whangarei 0110 | Northland |
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