Story: Ngāi Tūhoe

Page 8. Facts and figures

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Iwi (tribal) identification

In the New Zealand censuses since 1991, residents of Māori descent were asked to indicate the tribe to which they were affiliated. The figures below show the number who indicated Ngāi Tūhoe (including those who indicated more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the greatest numbers in 2013.

The only previous census asking Māori to indicate tribal affiliation – but not of multiple tribes – was that of 1901.

  • 1901 census: 1,094 (indicated as Urewera in the census)
  • 1991 census: 24,522
  • 2001 census: 29,259
  • 2006 census: 32,670
  • 2013 census: 34,890

Major regional locations

  • Bay of Plenty: 11,127
  • Auckland: 6,228
How to cite this page:

Rangi McGarvey, 'Ngāi Tūhoe - Facts and figures', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ngai-tuhoe/page-8 (accessed 19 March 2024)

Story by Rangi McGarvey, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 1 Mar 2017