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	With the Sikh community in New Zealand increasing, the New Zealand Sikh Society was developed in 1964, and the first gurdwara was built in [[Hamilton, New Zealand\|Hamilton]] in 1977 and another in 1986 in [[Ōtāhuhu]]. With the increasing number of Sikhs in New Zealand, an increasing number of gurdwaras have been established across the country.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Welcome to the NZSikh Society \|url=http://www.nzsikhsociety.org/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415061507/http://www.nzsikhsociety.org/ \|archive-date=2010-04-15 \|access-date=2010-03-20}}</ref>		With the Sikh community in New Zealand increasing, the New Zealand Sikh Society was developed in 1964, and the first gurdwara was built in [[Hamilton, New Zealand\|Hamilton]] in 1977 and another in 1986 in [[Ōtāhuhu]]. With the increasing number of Sikhs in New Zealand, an increasing number of gurdwaras have been established across the country.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Welcome to the NZSikh Society \|url=http://www.nzsikhsociety.org/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415061507/http://www.nzsikhsociety.org/ \|archive-date=2010-04-15 \|access-date=2010-03-20}}</ref>

	The number of people affiliating with the Sikh religion more than quadrupled since 2006. [[Papatoetoe]] in Auckland is considered to be the area with the most Sikhs in New Zealand and it has three ~~sikh~~ Gurudwaras in the suburb.		The number of people affiliating with the Sikh religion more than quadrupled since 2006. [[Papatoetoe]] in Auckland is considered to be the area with the most Sikhs in New Zealand and it has three Sikh Gurudwaras in the suburb.

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	[[File:Sikhism in New Zealand (2023).jpg\|thumb\|Geographical Distribution of Sikhs in New Zealand as per 2023 Census]]		[[File:Sikhism in New Zealand (2023).jpg\|thumb\|Geographical Distribution of Sikhs in New Zealand as per 2023 Census]]
	[[File:Geographical Distribution of Sikhs in New Zealand as per 2018 Census.png\|thumb\|Geographical Distribution of Sikhs in New Zealand as per 2018 Census]]		[[File:Geographical Distribution of Sikhs in New Zealand as per 2018 Census.png\|thumb\|Geographical Distribution of Sikhs in New Zealand as per 2018 Census]]
	{\| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"		{\| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
	\|+ Sikh New Zealanders by [[Regions of New Zealand\|Region]] (~~2013-2023~~)<ref>{{cite web \|title=Religious affiliation, age, and gender for the census usually resident population count, (RC, TALB, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses\|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?tm=religious%20affiliation%20bay%20of%20plenty&pg=0&snb=3&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_ECI_025&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=2013%2B2018%2B2023.14%2B15%2B13%2B12%2B18%2B17%2B16%2B08%2B09%2B07%2B05%2B06%2B04%2B03%2B02%2B01%2B9999.999999%2B80601.99.99&ly[rw]=CEN23_GEO_008&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001%2CCEN23_REA_004&to[TIME]=false \|website=[[Stats NZ]]\|access-date=19 December 2024}}</ref>		\|+ Sikh New Zealanders by [[Regions of New Zealand\|Region]] (2013–2023)<ref>{{cite web \|title=Religious affiliation, age, and gender for the census usually resident population count, (RC, TALB, Health), 2013, 2018, and 2023 Censuses\|url=https://explore.data.stats.govt.nz/vis?tm=religious%20affiliation%20bay%20of%20plenty&pg=0&snb=3&df[ds]=ds-nsiws-disseminate&df[id]=CEN23_ECI_025&df[ag]=STATSNZ&df[vs]=1.0&dq=2013%2B2018%2B2023.14%2B15%2B13%2B12%2B18%2B17%2B16%2B08%2B09%2B07%2B05%2B06%2B04%2B03%2B02%2B01%2B9999.999999%2B80601.99.99&ly[rw]=CEN23_GEO_008&ly[cl]=CEN23_YEAR_001%2CCEN23_REA_004&to[TIME]=false \|website=[[Stats NZ]]\|access-date=19 December 2024}}</ref>
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	* [[Sukhi Turner]] – Former mayor of [[Dunedin]]		* [[Sukhi Turner]] – Former mayor of [[Dunedin]]
	* [[Bhupinder Singh (New Zealand cricketer)\|Bhupinder Singh]] - Former Cricketer for [[Auckland cricket team]]		* [[Bhupinder Singh (New Zealand cricketer)\|Bhupinder Singh]] - Former Cricketer for [[Auckland cricket team]]
	* [[Amandeep Singh (cricketer)\| Amandeep Singh]] - Former Cricketer for [[Canterbury Wizards]]		* [[Amandeep Singh (cricketer)\|Amandeep Singh]] - Former Cricketer for [[Canterbury Wizards]]
	* [[Phomen Singh]]- Early Sikh migrant to New Zealand (circa 1890)		* [[Phomen Singh]]- Early Sikh migrant to New Zealand (circa 1890)
	* [[Jagt Singh\|Jagt Singh-]] WWI soldier for New Zealand Army		* [[Jagt Singh\|Jagt Singh-]] WWI soldier for New Zealand Army
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	*[[Sikhism by country]]		*[[Sikhism by country]]
	*[[Punjabi New Zealanders]]		*[[Punjabi New Zealanders]]
	*[[Girmitiyas]]

	==References==		==References==

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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Portal\|New Zealand}}~~
	*[[Religion in New Zealand]]		*[[Religion in New Zealand]]
	* [[Sikhism in Australia]]		* [[Sikhism in Australia]]

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{{Infobox religious group
| group = Sikhism in New Zealand {{flagicon|New Zealand}}<br>{{small|''Sikhism i Aotearoa''}}
| population = '''40,908'''<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.stats.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/2018-Census-totals-by-topic/Download-data/2018-census-totals-by-topic-national-highlights.xlsx |title= 2018 census totals by topic|publisher= [[Statistics New Zealand]]| access-date= 24 September 2019}}</ref> <br /> '''0.88%''' of the total New Zealander population (2018)
| popplace = 
| region1 = [[Auckland Region|Auckland]]
| region2 = [[Bay of Plenty]]
| region3 = [[Waikato]]
| langs = [[New Zealand English]] • [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<br />{{smaller|[[Hindi]] • [[Urdu]] • [[Māori language|Māori]]}}
| rels = [[File:Khanda.svg|12px]] [[Sikhism]]
|image=File:Takanini Gurdwara 16 August 2020.jpg|image_caption=[[Takanini Gurdwara|Gurdwara Sri Kalgidhar Sahib]] in [[Takanini]], [[Auckland Region]]
}}
{{Historical populations
|type =
|1991 | 2,061
|1996 | 2,817
|2001 | 5,199
|2006 | 9,507
|[[2013 New Zealand census|2013]] | 19,191
|[[2018 New Zealand census|2018]] | 40,908
|2023 |
|footnote = <ref name="2006table28">[http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2006CensusHomePage/QuickStats/quickstats-about-a-subject/culture-and-identity.aspx Table 28, 2006 Census Data – QuickStats About Culture and Identity – Tables] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011125425/http://www.stats.govt.nz/Census/2006CensusHomePage/QuickStats/quickstats-about-a-subject/culture-and-identity.aspx |date=2017-10-11 }}.</ref><ref name="2013table28">{{Cite web|url=http://archive.stats.govt.nz/Census/2013-census/data-tables/total-by-topic.aspx|title=2013 Census totals by topic|website=archive.stats.govt.nz}}</ref>
}}{{Sikhism sidebar}}
'''New Zealander Sikhs''' number over 40,000 people and account for 0.9% of New Zealand's population [[2018 New Zealand census|as of 2018]], forming the country's fastest-growing and [[Religion in New Zealand|fifth-largest]] religious group.

Small numbers of [[Sikh]] immigrants from [[Punjab region|Punjab]] settled in New Zealand from the late 1800s. Large-scale Sikh immigration began after changes to immigration policies in the 1980s. The New Zealand Sikh Society was established in 1964 and first Sikh [[Gurdwara]] opened in 1977.<ref name="teara">{{cite web |last1=Morris |first1=Paul |title=Diverse religions - Sikhs |url=http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/diverse-religions/page-6 |website=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=20 May 2019}}</ref>
==Demographics==
[[File:Geographical Distribution of Sikhs in New Zealand as per 2018 Census.png|thumb|Geographical Distribution of Sikhs in New Zealand as per 2018 Census]]
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Sikh New Zealanders by [[Regions of New Zealand|Region]] (2018)
|-
! rowspan="2" |[[Regions of New Zealand|Region]]
! colspan="2" |[[2018 New Zealand census]]<ref name="figure">{{cite web |title=Religious affiliations in the Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand|url=https://figure.nz/chart/K5hAmlDDPKAqwyjk |website=Figure NZ Trust|access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|Pop.]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
|[[Auckland Region|Auckland]]
| 23,832
| {{Percentage | 23,832| 1,571,718| 2 }}
|-
|[[Bay of Plenty Region|Bay of Plenty]]
| 4,842
| {{Percentage | 4,842| 308,499| 2 }}
|-
|[[Waikato]]
| 4,074
| {{Percentage | 4,074| 458,202| 2 }}
|-
|[[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]]
| 2,973
| {{Percentage | 2,973| 599,694| 2 }}
|-
|[[Wellington Region|Wellington]]
| 1,647
| {{Percentage | 1,647| 506,814| 2 }}
|-
|[[Hawke's Bay Region|Hawke's Bay]]
| 1,347
| {{Percentage | 1,347| 166,368| 2 }}
|-
|[[Otago]]
| 510
| {{Percentage | 510 | 225,186| 2 }}
|-
|[[Manawatū-Whanganui]]
| 447
| {{Percentage | 447| 238,797| 2 }}
|-
|[[Northland Region|Northland]]
| 315
| {{Percentage | 315| 179,076| 2 }}
|-
|[[Taranaki]]
| 234
| {{Percentage | 234| 117,561| 2 }}
|-
|[[Southland, New Zealand|Southland]]
| 210
| {{Percentage | 210| 97,467| 2 }}
|-
|[[Gisborne Region|Gisborne]]
| 171
| {{Percentage | 171| 47,517| 2 }}
|-
|[[Marlborough Region|Marlborough]]
| 123
| {{Percentage | 123| 47,340| 2 }}
|-
|[[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]
| 102
| {{Percentage | 102| 50,880| 2 }}
|-
|[[Tasman Region|Tasman]]
| 51
| {{Percentage | 51| 52,389| 2 }}
|-
|[[West Coast, New Zealand|West Coast]]
| 33
| {{Percentage | 33| 31,575| 2 }}
|-
|[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|20px]] '''New Zealand'''
| '''40,908'''
| '''{{Percentage | 40,908 | 4,699,755| 2 }}'''
|}

==Sikh communities==
{{See also|Punjabi New Zealanders}}
[[File:Photograph of Indian troops (including Sikhs) in Nelson, New Zealand, ca.1901.jpg|thumb|Photograph of Indian troops (including Sikhs) in Nelson, New Zealand, ca.1901. Nelson Provincial Museum.]]
The first identifiable Sikhs to arrive in New Zealand were two brothers - [[Phomen Singh|Phuman Singh]] and Bir Singh Gill from the [[Moga district]] of Punjab. Bir Singh was a herbalist who married and lived amongst the [[Māori people|Māori]] on the [[North Island]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Communities: Punjabis – indiannewslink.co.nz |url=http://www.indiannewslink.co.nz/our-communities-punjabis/ |website=www.indiannewslink.co.nz |access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref> A small wave of Sikhs arrived in New Zealand between 1890 and 1910; mostly immigrants from [[Punjab region|Punjab]].<ref name="Singh, Phomen">{{cite web |last1=McLeod |first1=W. H. |title=Dictionary of New Zealand Biography |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3s20/singh-phomen |website=Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=20 May 2019}}</ref> Most Sikhs settled in [[Waikato]], [[Auckland]], [[Wellington]], or [[Christchurch]].

There is a significant history of many Sikhs being dairy farmers throughout New Zealand,{{citation needed}} many of them being great pioneers. The majority are in the Waikato region and have been there for many generations. Much hard work was undertaken in terms of clearing scrub and tea trees to convert to farmland in the early years. Embracing the Māori culture was also an important aspect. Many of these farmers are well respected within and outside the community for the significant contribution they have made.

With the Sikh community in New Zealand increasing, the New Zealand Sikh Society was developed in 1964, and the first gurdwara was built in [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]] in 1977 and another in 1986 in [[Otahuhu]]. With the increasing number of Sikhs in New Zealand, an increasing number of gurdwaras have been established across the country.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nzsikhsociety.org/ |title=Welcome to the NZSikh Society |access-date=2010-03-20 |archive-date=2010-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415061507/http://www.nzsikhsociety.org/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The number of people affiliating with the Sikh religion more than quadrupled since 2006. [[Papatoetoe]] in Auckland is considered to be the area with the most Sikhs in New Zealand and it has three sikh Gurudwaras in the suburb.

==Gurdwaras==

[[File:Gurdwara Guru Ravidass Temple, Auckland.jpg|thumb|Gurdwara Guru Ravidass Temple, Auckland]]

[[File:New Zealand Central Sikh Association 18-09-2022.jpg|thumb|The first general meeting of the New Zealand Central Sikh Association on 18 September 2022 in Takanini.]]

The New Zealand Central Sikh Association, a centralised representative Sikh body comprising 25 Gurdwaras and various other organisation from across New Zealand was officially formed on 18 September 2022 at the [[Takanini Gurdwara|Sikh Library]] in [[Takanini]].<ref name="NZ Central Sikh Association">{{cite news |last1=Raman |first1=Venkat |title=Sikhs create a national body to foster unity and representation |url=https://indiannewslink.co.nz/sikhs-create-a-national-body-to-foster-unity-and-representation/ |access-date=19 September 2022 |agency=Indian Newslink }}</ref>

This is a list of Gurdwaras in New Zealand.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Location
! Region
|-
| Begampura Gurdwara
| 1/9 Vernon St, Papakura 2110
| Auckland
|-
| Gurdwara Dukh Niwaran Sahib Papakura
| 7/46 Broadway, Papakura 2110
| Auckland
|-
| Gurdwara Jagat Guru Nanak Sahib
| 29 Kilmarnock St, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011
| Canterbury
|-
| Gurdwara Mata Sahib Kaur
| 23 Bryant Rd, Te Rapa, Hamilton 3200
| Waikato
|-
| Gurdwara Shri Fateh Sahib
| Botanical Rd, West End, Palmerston North 4412
| Manawatu-Wanganui
|-
| Gurdwara Shri Guru Ravidass Temple Hastings
| 193 Havelock Nth Road, Hastings
| Hawke's Bay
|-
| Gurdwara Sikh Sangat Tauranga
| 43 Burrows St, Tauranga South, Tauranga 3112
| Bay of Plenty
|-
| Gurdwara Singh Sabha Christchurch
| 537 Ferry Rd, Woolston, Christchurch 8023
| Canterbury
|-
| Gurdwara Sri Dasmesh Darbar
| 158 Kolmar Rd, Papatoetoe 2025
| Auckland
|-
| Gurdwara Sri Guru Amardas Sahib Ji
| 24 Ward Ave, Fenton Park, Rotorua 3010
| Bay of Plenty
|-
| Gurdwara Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Patshahi 6
| 84 Lady Ruby Dr, Dannemora 2013
| Auckland
|-
| Gurdwara Sri Guru Harkrishan Sahib
| 3034 Great North Rd, New Lynn 0600
| Auckland
|-
| Gurdwara Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Otahuhu
| 120 Princes St, Otahuhu 1062
| Auckland
|-
| Gurdwara Sri Guru Ravidas Temple
| 1998 Great S Rd, Bombay 2675
| Auckland
|-
| Gurdwara Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
| 24 Dunnotar Rd, Papatoetoe 2025
| Auckland
|-
| [[Takanini Gurdwara|Gurdwara Sri Kalgidhar Sahib Takanini]]
| 70 Takanini School Rd, Takanini 2112
| Auckland
|-
| Gurdwara Sri Kalgidhar Sahib Tauranga
| 322 Cheyne Rd, Pyes Pa 3112
| Bay of Plenty
|
|-
| Hastings Gurdwara
| 402 Eastbourne St E, Hastings 4122
| Hawke's Bay
|-
| Linwood Gurdwara
| 692 Gloucester St, Linwood, Christchurch 8062
| Canterbury
|-
| Nanaksar Thath Isher Darbar
| 100 Great South Rd, Manurewa 2102
| Auckland
|-
| New Zealand Sikh Society Hamilton
| 6391 Te Rapa Rd, Horotiu 3288
| Waikato
|-
| North Shore Gurdwara
| 128 Sunnybrae Rd, Hillcrest 0627
| Auckland
|-
| Palmerston North Gurdwara
| 7 Amesbury St, Palmerston North 4410
| Manawatu-Wanganui
|-
| Sri Guru Singh Sabha
| 127 Shirley Rd, Papatoetoe 2025
| Auckland
|-
| Wellington Gurudwara
| 4-10 Vogel St, Naenae, Lower Hutt 5011
| Wellington
|-
| Whangarei Gurudwara Sahib
| 23 Water St, Whangarei 0110
| Northland
|}

==Notable Sikhs==
* [[Ish Sodhi]] – Cricketer for [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand National Team]]
* [[Kanwal Singh Bakshi]] – Former [[National Party of New Zealand|National Party]] MP
* [[Sukhi Turner]] – Former mayor of [[Dunedin]]
* [[Bhupinder Singh (New Zealand cricketer)|Bhupinder Singh]] - Former Cricketer for [[Auckland cricket team]]
* [[Amandeep Singh (cricketer)| Amandeep Singh]] - Former Cricketer for [[Canterbury Wizards]]

==See also==
{{Portal|New Zealand}}
*[[Religion in New Zealand]]
* [[Sikhism in Australia]]
* [[Sikhism in Canada]]
* [[Sikhism in the United Kingdom]]
* [[Sikhism in the United States]]
* [[Sikhism in Fiji]]
*[[Sikh diaspora]]
*[[Sikhism by country]]
*[[Punjabi New Zealanders]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

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