Russian New Zealanders
Ethnic group
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Russian New Zealanders (Russian: Русские новозеландцы) are New Zealand citizens are residents of Russian ancestry, which may include Russian immigrants 1870s and their descendants born in New Zealand.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,713 (2018 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Auckland Canterbury Wellington | |
| Languages | |
| New Zealand English, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Eastern Orthodoxy | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Russian Australians |
Notable Russian New Zealanders
- Alex Gilbert, adoption advocate[2]
- Andrei Mikhailovich, professional boxer[3]
- Anouska Hempel, film and television actress, hotelier, interior designer[4]
- Beverley Dunlop, children's author[5]
- Nicole Fujita, model and tarento[6]
- Valentina Ivanov, tennis player[7]
- Stanislav Chalaev, weightlifter[8]
- Yulia Beredenko, singer[9][10]
- Artem Sitak, tennis player[11]
- Mikhail Koudinov, artistic gymnast[12]
- Victor Zotov, botanist[13]
- Taika Waititi, filmmaker, actor and comedian[14][15]
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