Tamil New Zealanders Explained

Group:	Tamil New Zealanders
Population:	3,000

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

Tamil Societies

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: History of the Tamil Diaspora . V. Sivasupramaniam . 11 April 2015.
2. Web site: 2013 Census totals by topic - Table 7 . . 12 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213100306/http://www.stats.govt.nz/~/media/Statistics/Census/2013%20Census/data-tables/totals-by-topic/totals-by-topic-tables.xls . 13 December 2013 .
3. News: Jennifer Dann's 12 Questions with Ahi Karunaharan: 'We need to stop and listen'. New Zealand Herald. 11 June 2019. Jennifer. Dann. subscription.