Nepalese New Zealanders

Nepalese New Zealanders
Total population
(1,498)
Regions with significant populations
Auckland · Hamilton
Languages
English · Nepali · Maithili
Religion
Hinduism · Buddhism · Kirant Mundhum · Islam · Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Non Resident Nepali

Nepalese New Zealanders are citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand whose ethnic origins are fully or partially in Nepal.

Immigrants

Hamilton has a small Nepalese community, with some families having gained permanent residence and citizenship, and there are others with student visas. Many Nepalese New Zealanders work in the dairy industry while there are others who are scholars, social workers and professors.^[1] Many Lhotshampas or Bhutanese Nepalis who were expelled from Bhutan have been resettled in Nelson after New Zealand offered to settle 600 refugees over five years starting in 2008.^[2]

In recent years since 2009, there has been a dramatic increment in Nepalese international students in New Zealand.

Festivals

The annual "Nepal Festival", organized by the various Nepali Community Organizations in New Zealand, was first held in Auckland in 2009, showcasing Nepalese culture including activities representing the different ethnicities of Nepal.^[3]

References

Immigration to New Zealand

From Africa	Africans South Africans

From the Americas	Americans Canadians

From Asia	Arabs Cambodians Chinese Filipinos Indians Indonesians Iranian Iraqis Japanese Jews Koreans Malaysians Nepalis Pakistanis Sri Lankans Thais Turkish Vietnamese

From Europe	Albanian Austrian British English Scottish Welsh Croatian Danish Dutch Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Icelandic Irish Italian Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Serbian Spanish Swedish Ukrainian

Oceania	Australians Samoans

See also	Refugee migration into New Zealand Immigration New Zealand

Nepalese diaspora or NRN

Africa

Americas

Asia

South Asia	Bangladesh Bhutan India Gorkha Pakistan

West Asia	Kuwait Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates

Rest of Asia	Burma China Hong Kong Japan South Korea Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand

Europe

Oceania

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