The Tamils who migrated to New Zealand predominantly from Sri Lanka, Malaysia, India and other South
east Asian countries up to the late 1990’s felt the need for a common meeting place to foster their
religious believes (faith), culture and common bond. The children of these migrants were lacking the
knowledge about their own culture, language and traditions. It was felt that a medium should be
provided where by the community can regularly meet to foster culture, values and believes.
The vision of a Hindu Temple was first conceived by a handful of Hindus who had migrated to New
Zealand in the nineties. The idea began to take more concrete shape following a few Hindu festivals held
at community halls in Auckland – the first one being “Thai Poosam” on 28 January 1999 at the Mt.Albert
War Memorial Hall. The significant level of interest and support from the community led to the
formation of The New Zealand Thirumurugan Temple Incorporated Society in February 2000. We must
acknowledge the contribution of the Inaugural Trustees and Management Committee for putting in an
enormous amount of thinking and effort in finalising the constitution and strategic details for the future
to come.
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