Tamil New Zealanders are New Zealand citizens and residents of

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

ethnicity or ancestry. An estimated number of 3000 Tamils currently reside in the country. In the 2013 New Zealand census, there were 303 Indian Tamils and 732 Sri Lankan Tamils who were usually residents.

Notable Tamil New Zealanders

Brannavan Gnanalingam Brannavan Gnanalingam (born 20 October 1983, Sri Lanka) is a New Zealand author and practicing lawyer with the New Zealand firm Buddle Findlay at its Wellington office. Biography Gnanalingam was born in Sri Lanka and grew up in Lower Hutt. His ...

- Novelist and film critic *

Sabby Jey Sabina Jeyasingham (born 17 November 1993), known professionally as Sabby Jey, is a New Zealand, Sri Lankan Tamil actress, model, television personality, and advocate. She is best known for her work in Tamil cinema and in 2018 debuted ''Karthik ...

- Model and Actress *

Ahi Karunaharan Ahilan Karunaharan is writer, director, actor and producer of Sri Lankan descent from New Zealand. He is a recipient of the New Zealand Arts Laureate Award. Background and Education Ahi Karunaharan was born in the United Kingdom and raised i ...

- Actor, Writer, Director, Musician and Producer *

Mayu Pasupati Mayu Pasupati (born 5 December 1976) is a cricketer originally from Sri Lanka but who played cricket in New Zealand. A fast-medium bowler, he has played for Wellington and Auckland. He made his first-class debut for Auckland in 1997/98 against ...

Jaffna Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th most ...

-born New Zealand cricketer * Kumar Velambalam - President of the New Zealand Sri Lanka Foundation *

Vanushi Walters Vanushi Sitanjali Walters (' Rajanayagam, born August 1981) is a New Zealand lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives for the Labour Party representing the Upper Harbour electorate. Early life Walters was bo ...

- 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

References

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