Indo Kiwi

Indo Kiwi

Infobox Ethnic group
group=Indian New Zealanders
poptime= 105,000
popplace=Auckland, Wellington
rels= Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Christianity
langs= Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, English, and various other languages
related= and Tamil

Indo Kiwi is a term used to describe any persons of Indian or subcontinental heritage, living in New Zealand. The term includes Pakistanis, Pakistanis of New Zealand or overseas origin, Indians born in New Zealand, NRI and Indo Fijians, Indians of African origin, Middle East, Europe, South Asia, the Indian subcontinent, East Asia, the Pacific Rim, or any New Zealander with at least one parent, grandparent or great grandparent with a Pakistani/Indian heritage.

Notable individuals

*Ashraf Choudhary, Politician and Labour Party MP
*Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand, appointed on 23 August 2006.
*Sukhinder (Sukhi) Turner, Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand, from 1995 to 2004.
*Rebecca Singh, news presenter on the New Zealand television station, TV3.
*Aaradhna Patel, r&b artist.
*Jacob Rajan, playwright and actor, whose most notable work is "Krishnan's Dairy".
*Madeleine Sami, New Zealand actor of Irish and Fiji Indian heritage, best known for her role as 'Tania' in "Sione's Wedding".
*Dipak Narshibhai Patel, cricket player who has played 37 Tests and 75 one-day internationals for New Zealand.
*Jeetan Patel, current spin bowler for the New Zealand cricket team, the Black Caps.
*Harpreet Paintal,Contemporary Artist,Painter&Sculptor

References

* [http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/Indians/en?sources=true Te Ara] , the encyclopedia of New Zealand.
* [http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/LEARNING/AAINAA/ceremonies/indians_nz.html Indians in New Zealand]
* [http://www.nriol.com/content/snippets/snippet1125.asp Indian population growth in New Zealand]
* [http://www.nzindians.org.nz/ New Zealand Indian Central Association]


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