Indian people, as per latest Census data in New Zealand, are the fastest growing ethnicity, with their numbers rising to 105, 000 and growth rate of 68 per cent between 2001 and 2006. Chinese among Asians remained the biggest group with 148,000 while Indian population was the second largest. The total population of New Zealand is currently 4,181,060.
Two-thirds of the Asian population lives in Auckland which is New Zealand's most ethnically diverse city. It is the leading center for migrant entry and one in five people in Auckland identify with one or more of Asian ethnic groups.
