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Māori as a percentage of the population, 1926–1976

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Māori as a percentage of the population, 1926–1976

The population of the Volcanic Plateau grew rapidly in the 50 years between 1926 and 1976. Total numbers of Māori increased, but their proportion of the population fell, as Pākehā and people from the Pacific Islands made their homes in the region.

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Source: New Zealand census, 1926–1976.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Volcanic Plateau region – Population and society, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/15182/maori-as-a-percentage-of-the-population-1926-1976 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.