Tamil_New_Zealanders

Tamil New Zealanders

Tamil New Zealanders

Ethnic group in New Zealand

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]

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Notable Tamil New Zealanders

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

References

  1. [1]
    "History of the Tamil Diaspora". V. Sivasupramaniam. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. [2]
    "2013 Census totals by topic - Table 7". Statistics New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. [3]
    Dann, Jennifer (11 June 2019). "Jennifer Dann's 12 Questions with Ahi Karunaharan: 'We need to stop and listen'". New Zealand Herald.
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