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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] The 2013 New Zealand census found 732 people usually resident who identified as Sri Lankan Tamil, and 303 as Indian Tamil.^[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
• Kumar Velambalam - President of the New Zealand Sri Lanka Foundation^[4]
• Vanushi Walters - Human rights activist, lawyer, and politician^{[citation needed]}

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