[1] Hindus from all over India continue to immigrate today, with the largest Indian ethnic subgroup being Gujaratis, Haryanvi and Dravidians.

In 1836 the missionary William Colenso saw Māori women near Whangārei using a broken bronze bell to boil potatoes.

[3][4] India's Economic Liberalisation occurred in the same year, increasing the standard of living and allowing more immigrants to come in the future.

The 1996 New Zealand Census showed the eased immigration laws resulted in the number of Hindus growing from 18,000 in 1991 to surpassing 25,000 for the first time.

This increased Hinduism's share of the total New Zealand population by 0.5% despite immigration slowing as a result of the events mentioned earlier.

[2] According to a survey done by the Victoria University Wellington in 2019, it was found that New Zealanders believe that Hindus are more trustworthy than atheists, Protestants, Muslims, Catholics and Evangelicals.

[15] During the 2020s, Hindutva activism within the New Zealand Indian diaspora attracted attention from the media and law enforcement authorities.

In February 2020, The Spinoff guest writer Shahid S. claimed that Islamophobia was present among Indian diaspora social media pages, with the circulation of posts attacking Muslim immigration and praising the Xinjiang internment camps that targeted China's predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority.

Dutta likened the online communication of Hindutva supporters to that of QAnon followers and the far-right Proud Boys.

Dr Sapna Samant of the left-wing advocacy group Aotearoa Alliance of Progressive Indians (AAPI) also claimed that local Hindutva supporters were intimidating her and Dutta.

[19] In late September, the New Zealand Police confirmed that they were investigating online threats against Dutta and had put a safety plan in place.

"[41] In July 2023, multiple Hindu temples received anonymous letters with intimidating Hinduphobic messages denouncing idol worship, polytheism, etc.