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.
Notable Russian New Zealanders
- Alex Gilbert, adoption advocate
- Andrei Mikhailovich, professional boxer
- Anouska Hempel, film and television actress, hotelier, interior designer
- Beverley Dunlop, children's author
- Nicole Fujita, model and tarento
- Valentina Ivanov, tennis player
- Stanislav Chalaev, weightlifter
- Yulia Beredenko, singer
- Artem Sitak, tennis player
- Mikhail Koudinov, artistic gymnast
- Victor Zotov, botanist
- Taika Waititi, filmmaker, actor and comedian
See also
- European New Zealanders
- Immigration to New Zealand
- Russian diaspora
- New Zealand–Russia relations
- Pavlova
References
External links
- Russians entry on Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
