It was established on 23rd November 2014, during a small family get together organised by Mr Vai Ravindran, with the aim of uniting the Tamil community in Auckland, New Zealand and work for the well-being of the Tamil community, to preserve the tamil Culture and also work for the society on humanitarian endeavours.
The members responsible for the birth of the “Auckland Tamil Association” called the founding Members are, Mr Vai Ravindran, Suresh E, Ganesh RV, Ashwin.T, Meenakshi.V, Murali Kumar, Prakesh.R, Ponnappa M.M, Gayathri.C, Umayal.R, Vikram.M, Barani.R, Sridhar.C and Nagesh.N

Initially, a Facebook page was created to bring all the Tamil community under one umbrella.
The Facebook page now consists of almost 3,300 members and 3,446 people following, irrespective of their language. This Auckland Tamil Association, page keeps all the Tamil community members connected and updated about the upcoming events organised by the association.
The website for the association, https://aucklandtamilassociation.co.nz was launched by Mr Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, M.P, East Manukau in the following month. This website updates the glimpse of the events that are conducted by the ATA. Moreover, it also keeps the members informed about the upcoming events organised by ATA.