Tamil New Zealanders

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
• 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]
• Kumar Velambalam - President of the New Zealand Sri Lanka Foundation ^[5]
• Suren Sivalingam JP - Treasurer of the Canta Lankans Association, Former Secretary, Treasurer of Canterbury TAMIL Society ^[6]

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

• Tamils portal
• New Zealand portal

References

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.
5. "New Zealand Sri Lanka Foundation contacts". New Zealand Sri Lanka Foundation. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
6. "Cantalankans". CantaLankans Association. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

External links

• New Zealand Tamil Society