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 the tribes of Te Tau Ihu (including those who indicated more than one tribe), and the regions where they were found in the greatest numbers in 2013.
Note that the figures below only refer to the number of people from the tribes listed who were resident in the Te Tau Ihu region at the time of the census.
Ngāti Apa
- 2001 census: 375
- 2006 census: 741
- 2013 census: 843
Major regional locations
- Manawatū–Wanganui: 171
- Canterbury: 150
- Marlborough: 117
Ngāti Koata
- 1991 census: 390
- 2001 census: 765
- 2006 census: 1,062
- 2013 census: 1,341
Major regional locations
- Waikato: 270
- Wellington: 261
Ngāti Kuia
- 1991 census: 522
- 2001 census: 1,224
- 2006 census: 1,551
- 2013 census: 1,794
Major regional locations
- Nelson: 315
- Marlborough: 261
Ngāti Rārua
- 1991 census: 312
- 2001 census: 699
- 2006 census: 954
- 2013 census: 981
Major regional locations
- Marlborough: 228
Ngāti Tama
- 2001 census: 393
- 2006 census: 381
- 2013 census: 375
Major regional locations
- Wellington: 93
Ngāti Toarangatira
- 1991 census: 24
- 2001 census: 138
- 2006 census: 180
- 2013 census: 321
Major regional locations
- Wellington: 54
Rangitāne
- 1991 census: 54
- 2001 census: 756
- 2006 census: 966
- 2013 census: 1,218
Major regional locations
- Marlborough: 282
- Canterbury: 219
Te Āti Awa
- 1991 census: 9
- 2001 census: 1,377
- 2006 census: 2,433
- 2013 census: 2,013
Major regional locations
- Wellington: 408
- Marlborough: 366