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Tamil New Zealanders

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Ethnic group in New Zealand

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Tamil New Zealanders
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Tamil New Zealanders are New Zealand citizens and residents ofTamil 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

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  • 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 - Justice of the Peace. Trustee of the Pillayar Kovil Trust, Treasurer of the Canta Lankans Association, Former Secretary, Treasurer of Canterbury TAMIL Society[6]

Tamil Societies

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  • 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

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  1. ^"History of the Tamil Diaspora". V. Sivasupramaniam. Retrieved11 April 2015.
  2. ^"2013 Census totals by topic - Table 7".Statistics New Zealand. Archived fromthe original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved12 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 fromthe original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved12 December 2011.
  6. ^"Cantalankans". CantaLankans Association. Retrieved1 November 2023.

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