History of Chinese in New Zealand

Pansy wong, New Zealand's first Asian parliamentarian and cabinet member.

Wang Xiaoxuan, former member of the Action Party. Chen Bide, Mayor of Dunedin. Mayor gisborne.

Zheng, a commentator on current affairs and a Malaysian Chinese, later moved to New Zealand. Tony Tay, a Malaysian Chinese, was born in Kuching, Sarawak. He is currently the CEO of Tony Tay Group, the largest real estate company in Auckland, and a deacon of Oakland Tent Baptist Church. As a famous Chinese entrepreneur in Auckland, he is currently working with the government to build the largest studio in the South Pacific.

Bic Runga is a singer and composer whose parents are Maori and Malaysian Chinese.

Li Minghu, actor.

Ray-Ban Kan, comedian and newspaper columnist.

Li Chunli, table tennis champion of Commonwealth Games.

Chen Xiaoyan, President of New Zealand Chinese Herald, the largest Chinese media in New Zealand.

Zeng Aiwen, founder of the local voice newspaper in Wellington, New Zealand

Yuan Ping, winner of Asian Fencing Championships in Malaysia in 2005, runner-up of World Championships in Poland in 2005, individual champion of women's foil in Commonwealth Games in 2006 19, champion of National Fencing Championships in New Zealand for six consecutive times, champion of fencing championships in Australia for four times and champion of fencing championships in Oceania for two times.